Aircraft crashes around Winter Hill include a two-seater aircraft in the 1920s . During World War II an American Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder ( 41-54885 ) of 5th Air Depot Group crashed on 7 August 1942 . On 24 December 1943 , an Airspeed Oxford ( BM837 ) of 410 Squadron crashed on the hill . Other crashes have included several Spitfires , Hurricanes and a Gloster Meteor which crashed in 1953 . On 27 February 1958 occurred the Winter Hill air disaster , a Silver City Bristol 170 Freighter ( G-AICS ) travelling from the Isle of Man to Manchester crashed into Winter Hill several hundred yards away from the transmitter . There is a memorial plaque to the accident at the site
Winter Hill air disaster
Winter Hill air disaster
Winter Hill (North West England)