Winter Hill Air Disaster Plaque
On 27 February 1958, a Silver City Bristol 170 Freighter (G-AICS) travelling from the Isle of Man to Manchester crashed into Winter Hill (also known as Rivington Moor) several hundred yards away from the mast. Thirty-five people died and 7 were injured. The tragic event is commemorated by this simple memorial fixed to the side of the transmitting station. It reads:

IN MEMORY OF
ALL WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AT THE
WINTER HILL AIR DISASTER
27th FEBRUARY 1958.
AND WITH GRATEFUL THANKS
TO THE PEOPLE OF HORWICH AND BOLTON
FOR THEIR MAGNIFICENT SUPPORT.
ERECTED BY HIS WORSHIP
THE MAYR OF DOUGLAS ISLE OF MAN.
F.KENNISH (SURVIVOR)
AND THE SURVIVORS, FAMILIES
AND FRIENDS OF ALL WHO DIED.
“SOMEWHERE AROUND THE CORNER ALL IS WELL”

Terry lyon

September 10, 2023

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Elevation 440 m

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Location: Rivington, Chorley, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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