There are a few pieces of undercarriage wreckage near here of the Halifax bomber that crashed here on 22nd October 1944 killing all 8 crew of 7 Canadians and 1 Brit. Most of the plane ended up in the corrie to the east.
There is a memorial here to the crew.

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Location: Coniston, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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