Marley Hill, aircraft crash site

HER Number:
12349

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Marley Hill, aircraft crash site

Place:
Marley Hill

Map Sheet:
NZ15NE

Class:
Military Defence and Fortification

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Aircraft Crash Site

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
On 10th February 1942 a single fighter Hawker Hurricane MK1 crashed into an orchard opposite High Marley Hill radio mast due to bad weather. The pilot Sergeant James D'Arcy Lees Graham, who was 24 years old, was killed. He was from Carstairs Alberta and was a member of the Royal Canadian Airforce, based at RAF Usworth.

Easting:
195

Northing:
577

Grid Reference:
NZ195577

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Article by Philp Smith, Historian on www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk