This book provides detailed accounts of some 100 aircraft crashes in 65 locations around the county. Each chapter begins with the name of the area in which the crash occurred in order to allow the reader to make the connection with the appropriate part of the county and brings them into closer touch with the history of the everyday people described in the manuscript. An OS map number is given including a six figure grid reference. The type of aircraft involved is listed along with an exact date and time of the crash where this is can be ascertained with certainty.Details of the circumstances of the crash are then given and where possible, the cause is stated. In some cases, there is sufficient detail still available for a more in-depth examination of the cause and other events surrounding the crash and its aftermath. Military burials are listed where these are known and any civilian casualties are also named.Where ever possible, eye witness accounts have been quoted and extracts from official reports or coroner's inquests are also quoted from to give a better understanding of how matters were dealt with at the time as distinct from how we view them now. Any wreckage or other visible signs at the site are commented upon.
