Aviation Archaeology Folklore and Urban Legends
We are firm believers that almost all folklore and urban
legend type stories have a kernel of fact. Stories may
become exaggerated over the years, but somewhere down the
line a genuine incident occurred that spawned the legends
and strange tales. We will use this page to record some of
the many stories we have heard about crashes, wrecks and
disposals of aircraft remains.
Have you heard any stories of lost aircraft like the ones
mentioned above? Can you provide further information about
the incidents we have listed?
email us or visit the
Aviation Archaeology Forum.
A lake or gravel pit somewhere in Essex
We have heard this story a few times from several different
sources. Some time during world war two, a damaged German
bomber ditched into a lake or gravel pit in Essex. The wreck
was never salvaged. Depending on the version of the story
you hear some, all or none of the crew made it out of the
wreck alive. Do any records of this event exist anywhere? Is
the aircraft still there?
A mine shaft somewhere in Australia
This is an incredible story if true. Towards the end of
world war two (and for reasons that are never explained)
three or four Spitfires were packed into boxes and concealed
in a mine shaft somewhere in northern Australia. The
Australian climate may mean that these aircraft remain in
good shape, even after 60 years. Very few Spitfires remain,
so if there is any truth to this story the recovery of these
aircraft could be of great importance.
Apparently, an episode of the TV show The Bush Tucker Man
featured a vast abandoned airfield somewhere in northern
Australia where many world war two aircraft wrecks were
still present. Does anybody remember this show? Where was
the airfield Les Hiddins visited for this episode? Does
anybody know where we can get a tape or DVD of the show? Is
the 'Spitfires in a mine shaft' story somehow connected to
this location?
Giebelstadt Army Airfield (Giebelstadt, Germany)
Rumoured home to a complex of underground
aircraft hangers.
Bovingdon Airfield, Hertfordshire
Now used for markets and car boot sales, Bovingdon
Airfield was used by the American air force during WWII.
Rumour has it that at the end of the war the Americans
bulldozed a large number of aircraft into pits next to the
run way.
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