This incident is well documented in other sources and I do not plan on copying these works. The survivors son runs an excellent website at http://www.buckdenpike.co.uk

On the 30th of January 1942 this aircraft took off from Bramcote, Warwickshire for a night time cross-country training flight. Whilst flying over Yorkshire they were met with heavy falling snow, they became lost in the Skipton area and soon after icing occured on the aircrafts surfaces. The crew having become lost opted to descend and try and locate their position. By now they were flying over Upper Wharfedale shortly afterwards the aircraft struck close to the summit of Buckden Pike, crashes through a wall and came to a halt in the snow. The rear turret broke off in the crash, probably saving the rear gunners life. He managed to crawl down to Cray and get help, following the footprints of a fox.

1st Pilot - F/Lt Czeslaw Kujawa PAF, aged 26, buried Newark Cemetery.

2nd Pilot - P/O Jerzy Polczyk PAF, aged 24, buried Newark Cemetery.

Obs - F/O Tadeusz J Bieganski PAF, aged 28, buried Newark Cemetery.

W Op - Sgt Jan Sadowski PAF, aged 32, died of injuries. Buried Newark Cemetery.

Front Gunner - Sgt Jan A Tokarzewski PAF, aged 25, buried Newark Cemetery.

Rear Gunner - Sgt Joseph Fusniak PAF, injured, broken left ankle.

The memorial cross at the crash site. The original was placed at the crash site in 1972, the present one was created some years ago. The only known remains of the aircraft are to be found concreted into the base of the cross.