Upwaltham Hill (North)

Walks - Upwaltham Hill

Upwaltham Hill, Upwaltham, West Sussex.

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This Upwaltham Hill (224m) walk from Upwaltham to the north of its hill is 2.4 miles long there and back, and near the top of Upwaltham Hill there is a memorial to some USAAF personnel who died in a Dakota crash in 1945. You start off in Upwaltham, pass St Mary’s Church and end in West Wood. There are a few spaces to park a car at the start (GPS 50.91561, -0.66017 - OS SU942137) on the Petworth A285 road shown by a red flag on the map. Pin 1: Memorial.

Key: – – – – – Track / Path - - - - - - - - Footpath – – – – – Parish Boundary —> —> Route NR Nature Reserve

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Length 1.2 miles x2 Highest point: +215m Lowest point: +115m Elevation gain: +90m Elevation loss: -90m

The Memorial says: This is the site where a Douglas C47-B Skytrain (Dakota) 27th Transport Group US Air Force crashed on 11 February 1945 with the loss of life of all the crew: Pogue Richard L, 1st Lieutenant USAAF Robinson Robert G, 2nd Lieutenant USAAF Smith Jerome T, Corporal USAAF Corson Victor C, Staff Sergeant USAAF Moore Craig C 2nd Lieutenant USAAF Norris Robert S, Sergeant USAAF Clayton Carl, Sergeant USAAF

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