>>Dear Denise, I got some more info from my Mother about the German plane crash. I had some errors in my first story as the farmers took him to Bagy Lydiard Pub which the MEADMORE family ran at that time. There were other plane crashes, but usually the pilot parachuted out, but this one was unusual in that the pilot survived a crash. So here is more to the story.: The Plane crashed not on Garway Hill itself, but very close to it, in a field at the back of a farm called Middle Barns. The elderly farmers got together in a group with pitchforks to investigate the crash scene and when they got there they saw a very young German Pilot (only 16 or 17 yrs old )and they apparently felt a lot of pity for this young man and used a gate or a door to carry him to the Meadmore's Pub. He had serious neck or back injury and was taken to Hereford Hospital for surgery and he recovered, but was crippled in some way. His parents were very wealthy Germans so about two or three years after the war the parents came back to the plane crash area and wanted to know what they could do for the local community as a thank you and Mum thinks they paid for a school hall or a scholarship of some kind, but she can't remember which. I made an error with the seat being used from this plane to make something I got my family stories mixed up .Nothing much was left after the crash...might have burned . The seat was from Guerin's ( have I spelt that name right?)plane which was pulled apart by my Uncle Max DAVIES and my Dad who was a Sadler made a bag out of it. Poor Max was killed bringing back Singapore Prisoners just after the war ended. It just showed me how easy it is to get family stories mixed up . from Vicky HARDING NZ > I wonder if you are referring to an enemy plane crash landing in > Orcop area of Hereford.? >My mother remembers the story of that crash as her family were involved in >helping save the German pilot. >The story goes something like this: >After the plane crashed the farmers came around the plane and rescued the >pilot and took him to Pontrilas where he was kept till he could be taken >away.Must have caused quite a commotion , I have visions of the TV >programme "Dad's Army" in my head when I think about this story. Of >course the problem was that some didn't want to save this pilot as he was >the enemy, but a group did ..... and after the war the parents of this >pilot came over from Germany and visited the area to thank the local >people for saving his life. >I think an article of clothing like a hat was made out of the leather >seat of the plane as a momento and kept by my family. >Hope this is what you were referring to. >> >>From: "DENISE LLOYD" <DENANDBORIS@ease616.fsnet.co.uk> >>In 1943 a plane went down in Lugwardine Hereford, does anybody have any >>info on this or perhaps suggestions as to where I can find some info. ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/