My Grandfather Hirum Fearnley was working as a lookout at Yeadon Airport when he saw the Bomber crash down over His home village of Idle, he cycled from his workpace to High Street to find the German plane had fortunatly for me and all his family had just missed his house by a few yards. My Dad John , just 9 at the time rememberd the crash site being completely sealed off and some of the wreckage bieng taken away. As said theres a lot of the wreckage still impacted such was the force of the impact.
An incredibly moving video blog... it was fascinating and heart breaking to learn about this tragedy and well done for finding Herbert's unmarked grave! Also, good to see the intrepid Imtiaz going beyond the call of duty again to document the gable wall amongst the shambles and trip hazards.
WOW, I'm a Bradford Private Hire taxi driver & have been for the last 30 odd years Also am a Bradfordian born n bred (to an immigrant family in 1960) Have even worked in Idle for 3 years as well as Wrose & Green-gates areas, I had no idea about this incident during WW2 Need to visit the site & graves one day soon Thanks for the thorough investigation & fact finding 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Its a sad story for all involved, i wonder what happened to elsa, thank you for this, i have learnt so much about my home town that i never even knew, your channel should be put in schools history lessons as part of the curriculum, i for one appreciate what you do and please always stay safe ❤
HEY !! at 7:42 that looks like one of the bombers "Tyres"-under the grass !!--they were made by "continental'-should be "marked"-& tyre pressure in "kilopascals"-instead of "P.S.I."--
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Theres also a crash site in oakworth ive been there.got.pictures Canadian plane crashed there during ww2 its open countryside and stone plaque there all the men died and buried at Harrogate iam obessed with ww2 my dads 16th birthday was ve day 1945 so i know alot because of him . Thanks for this story i never knew this one, and I'm sad my dad. isnt here anymore he would have been so interested but thank u
@BradfordThroughTheLens hi if you want to Google crash site it's called tewitt Lane crash site . Yes they are buried at stone gate it was 2nd January 1944 they were on training flight were going to low and crashed in to hill side near oakworth crematorium
one thing you may be interested in is here in Great Horton Park there is A GRAVE! My son found it while playing (in a fenced off area) i cannot remember the name on the grave but remember thinking its weird because the name was christian 1st name muslim surname i think. If interested let me know and ill show you where it is.
@@BradfordThroughTheLens YES. when you enter the park there is an area off to the right that is fenced off. I beleieve it used to be a nhs mental hospital area? old sheds all idden now behind a fence and big hedges. now in that area is the grave of this women on its own. maybe shewas a mental patient? i do not know but it really bothers me that she has been forgotten and is on her own in a fenced off area. i always wondered who si she?
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There has also been a crash in idle with a most likely stolen range rover hitting a motorbike and reversing back into a garden you need to go quick its on alanby drive in idle
I remember the ferocious, relentless bombing of Bradford on May 3rd and 4th 1942. The Luftwaffe strafed the city over two days and caused £1.72 (in today's money) worth of damage.
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My Grandfather Hirum Fearnley was working as a lookout at Yeadon Airport when he saw the Bomber crash down over His home village of Idle, he cycled from his workpace to High Street to find the German plane had fortunatly for me and all his family had just missed his house by a few yards. My Dad John , just 9 at the time rememberd the crash site being completely sealed off and some of the wreckage bieng taken away. As said theres a lot of the wreckage still impacted such was the force of the impact.
Thank you for sharing such important information for an awful incident.
It all paints a picture of what happened that day.
Hey gents.......I never knew about this! Every day is a school day. Thanks for the respectful way you dealt with this.
Best
Dave
Thank you 👍🏼
An incredibly moving video blog... it was fascinating and heart breaking to learn about this tragedy and well done for finding Herbert's unmarked grave!
Also, good to see the intrepid Imtiaz going beyond the call of duty again to document the gable wall amongst the shambles and trip hazards.
Thank you both for your time and effort , I lived in Idle never knew anything about this , thank you again
Pleasure Robert , and thanks for watching 👀
WOW, I'm a Bradford Private Hire taxi driver & have been for the last 30 odd years
Also am a Bradfordian born n bred (to an immigrant family in 1960)
Have even worked in Idle for 3 years as well as Wrose & Green-gates areas, I had no idea about this incident during WW2
Need to visit the site & graves one day soon
Thanks for the thorough investigation & fact finding
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Excellent.
I'm really glad you found us and enjoyed the content. Thanks 👍🏾
Wow I have lived in idle for over 20 years and never knew this. Thank you so much for the interesting videos ☺️
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching 👀 😊
I lived just next to the tatooists on High street for 4 and a half years and only found out about the bomber crash a few weeks before i left.
Love to know where the plane bits went.
Its a sad story for all involved, i wonder what happened to elsa, thank you for this, i have learnt so much about my home town that i never even knew, your channel should be put in schools history lessons as part of the curriculum, i for one appreciate what you do and please always stay safe ❤
We really appreciate your comment and feedback.
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Great video thanks !
Thanks
brilliant this. Never knew this cheers
Thank you 😊
Thank you.for a interesting Video.
Thanks
Great video
Excellent history
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Amazing video
Such a shame these wars even occurred and then the deaths
Thanks for watching 👀
HEY !! at 7:42 that looks like one of the bombers "Tyres"-under the grass !!--they were made by "continental'-should be "marked"-& tyre pressure in "kilopascals"-instead of "P.S.I."--
This is the best video iv seen
Thank you
... I Walked Down that Very Road 2:05 at The Weekend Coming back from Lidl. OOH! I feel Quite Famous Now. I digress. Very Thorough Indeed 'BTTL' . The 'Bradford' Accent Set's The Tone Brilliantly. Bah Gum!... 👍🏴🎧✅ 2:05
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Theres also a crash site in oakworth ive been there.got.pictures Canadian plane crashed there during ww2 its open countryside and stone plaque there all the men died and buried at Harrogate iam obessed with ww2 my dads 16th birthday was ve day 1945 so i know alot because of him . Thanks for this story i never knew this one, and I'm sad my dad. isnt here anymore he would have been so interested but thank u
Thank you for watching and commenting.
I am intrigued about Oakworth crash.
Are they buried at Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate ?
@BradfordThroughTheLens hi if you want to Google crash site it's called tewitt Lane crash site . Yes they are buried at stone gate it was 2nd January 1944 they were on training flight were going to low and crashed in to hill side near oakworth crematorium
Hands up if you were a member of the Idle Working Men’s club !
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one thing you may be interested in is here in Great Horton Park there is A GRAVE! My son found it while playing (in a fenced off area) i cannot remember the name on the grave but remember thinking its weird because the name was christian 1st name muslim surname i think. If interested let me know and ill show you where it is.
In the park itself? That's weird 😕
@@BradfordThroughTheLens YES. when you enter the park there is an area off to the right that is fenced off. I beleieve it used to be a nhs mental hospital area? old sheds all idden now behind a fence and big hedges. now in that area is the grave of this women on its own. maybe shewas a mental patient? i do not know but it really bothers me that she has been forgotten and is on her own in a fenced off area.
i always wondered who si she?
Thanks for the heads up.
I will try to locate it soon.
If I struggle, I Will let you know.
Can you please message me (private ) on our Bradford Through The Lens Facebook page.
I just been to Horton Park. Thanks
... HEY!… I was In 'Idle' Village over the Weekend Staying at My Old King & Queen's Place. A Proper Bradford Accent Of The Presenter. Right I'm Listening 🎧 Now 0:13 🏴✌️🎧✅
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It's a Stuka Bomber. Superb!
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Ah sorry that was Rudolf Hess, and he landed in Scotland for the peace mission, this particular one in idle was in fact a German luftwaffe.
There has also been a crash in idle with a most likely stolen range rover hitting a motorbike and reversing back into a garden you need to go quick its on alanby drive in idle
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I remember the ferocious, relentless bombing of Bradford on May 3rd and 4th 1942. The Luftwaffe strafed the city over two days and caused £1.72 (in today's money) worth of damage.
Knob