The water tower was built by the Buckinghamshire water board in 1938. On the 11th. April 1943 a four man crew flying in a Wellington BJ879, struck the side of the tower at 00:15. All four were killed. They were doing training circuits and landings, then tried to land twice at Little Horwood airfield whilst the weather was foggy.

26 OTU was formed in January 1942 at RAF Wing as part of No. 7 Group RAF Bomber Command to train night bomber crews using the Vickers Wellington. Disbanded in March 1946. clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/emerson00/air_mursley_tower.html

Alex Rotar

April 27, 2025

Great straight line, best done uphill

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 160 m

Weather

Saturday 25 October

10°C

4°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Mursley, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Caldecotte Lake North

Hogshaw Road

Bancroft Roman Villa

Grand Union Canal

Concrete Cows of Milton Keynes

Stony Stratford Nature Reserve

Weasel Lane

NCN51 East-West Rail Bridge

Descent from Whaddon to Nash

Bottledump Bridleway

Iron Trunk Aqueduct

Newport Pagnell to Wolverton Railway Walk

Mursley Water Tower and RAF Memorial

1. Bletchley to Bucks lanes loop

2. Whaddon Climb – Crumbs Winslow Café loop from Milton Keynes Central

3. Crumbs Winslow Café – Whaddon Climb loop from Winslow

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️