Fifty-seven years on, the wreckage, scattered over a quarter of a mile, is still there. It is one of 60 crash sites, most dating back to the 1940s, that have won the Peak District the unenviable reputation of being “an aircraft graveyard”.

A stone memorial is a focal point for the commemoration services held here every year, near the anniversary of the crash, the memorial was laid by the 367 air navigation course, of RAF Finningley on the 13th November 1988

This is a thought rendering scene, the wreckage is scattered out in front of you, as though the plane came down last week, not half a century ago. Wreaths are tied to some of the twisted metal. Small wooden Remembrance crosses have been planted in the peat, and loose bits of fuselage flap in the buffeting wind.

The following three pictures are courtesy of Wayne Molyneux who writes, these photos were taken early on the 27th of August 2006 on a very bleak morning well suited to the mood of the occasion, and had to wait for a break in the cloud to get our bearings when coming off the moor.