O/T Endcliffe Park Memorial

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  1. Sopwith Camel

    Sopwith Camel Well-Known Member

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    #1 Sopwith Camel, Feb 22, 2019
    Magnificent turn out this morning, Well done Sheffield dun yourselves proud...
     
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    Simon De Montforte Well-Known Member

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    #2 Simon De Montforte, Feb 22, 2019
    Just watched it on the news. What a magnificent turnout. Brought a tear to the eye listening to Mr Foulds story . Stories like this restore your faith in human nature.
     
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    #3 Redblueunwhite, Feb 22, 2019
    An amazing man, shame there isn't more like him, seems like it's nearly all bad these days.
     
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    #4 Redhelen, Feb 22, 2019
    A great tribute but he had nothing to feel guilty about.
     
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    #5 Donny Red, Feb 22, 2019
    I think where his regret comes in, is that the US Air crew were waving him and his
    mates to get out of the way. At the time, the boys in the park didn't realise that.
    What he's agonised about all these years is, if they had moved, might the aircraft
    have been able to crash land on the softer parkland ground thus saving some or all of the
    lives of the crew members.?
     
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    #6 SuperTyke, Feb 22, 2019
    I could be wrong but I thought I heard him tell Toby foster a few weeks (maybe longer) ago that him and his friends knew why they were waving when they did a go around but chose not to move anyway which was why he felt guilty.
     
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    #7 Donny Red, Feb 22, 2019
    According to the article I read in the Mirror, the lads didn't realise until some time later,
    they were being waived out of the way, which meant the plane crashed into
    some nearby trees with tragic consequences.


    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pensioner-who-witnessed-plane-crash-13804583
     
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    #8 Redhelen, Feb 22, 2019
    Thanks for the explanation but it still seems as though they had unnecessary guilt through their lives.
     
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