The Mosquito took off in Bedfordshire in the early evening of the 10th of February 1945, the crew were briefed with carrying out a night intruder exericse at Charter Hall (where this is I've yet to learn). Poor weather was forecast over the western side of England so their route was to be up the east coast. From base to Goole, Hexham, Alnwick, Berwick, Charterhall and then returning by the same route. Their course plotted by Church Fenton and also by a number of ROC posts flying a rough north westerly route from the Flamborough Head area all the way across to Carlisle flying at around 8,000 feet. The crew are assumed to have eventually became lost in heavy cloud, the aircraft descended and struck Striding Edge and exploded killing the crew on impact. It was later realised that the aircrafts compass had not been swung for a month or so, though this was not thought to have been a factor in the crash. Because of the weather conditions the lowering of the aircrafts height could have been the result of icing on the surfaces and not a deliberate act by the pilot.

Pilot - W/O William G D Frost RAAF (420616), aged 25, of Barraba, New South Wales, Australia. Buried Chester Blacon Cemetery.

Nav - F/Sgt Corbie F Marshall RAAF (433705), aged 25, of Earlwood, New South Wales. Australia. Buried Chester Blacon Cemetery. Husband of Betty Marshall.

William Frost and his original grave marker at Chester Cemetery.

Will Lund and myself searched for the site in July 2003, we did not find any wreckage at the map reference widely put around. Since then I have learned of the correct crash location and a return is on the cards.