Plane Crash in 1943
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In 1943 a Messerschmitt was shot down over Woking,It fell in the garden of a house called "Little Ingestree",near Mytchett.In the garden was a circle of Yew trees with a mature Lime in the middle.The plane sliced right through the Lime,and there was considerable fire.Considering that Yew has been associated with death for hundreds of years,I think that this was remarkable.The crew are buried in Brookwood cemetary.Afterwards,a blacksmith made a brace and bolted the two parts of the tree together.
It is worth mentioning that Rudolph Hess was held in a house about 100 yards from the crash site.
Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:33:06 +0000Coincidence ID:3696
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