P-38G Lightnings 42-12905 and 42-12928 of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group crashed at Dunsop Fell on 26 January 1943. The now site lies within the Bowland Fells Site of Special Scientific Interest.



The aircraft were flying with 43 others of the 78th Fighter Group from their base at Goxhill to Base Air Depot 3, at Langford Lodge in Northern Ireland to be modified for service in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. All aircraft struggled to maintain formation in the bad weather, and P-38 42-12905, flown by First Lieutenant H L Perry, collided with P-38 42-12928, flown by Second Lieutenant S L White, bringing both aircraft down over the Trough of Bowland. Both pilots were killed.