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This used to be part of the original dock until the new one was built just a short distance further down the river Severn. Now it is a small marina for boats, yachts, barges and narrowboats. You can see the Severn in the distance - the tide is very low exposing the sand banks.
Razor sharp jagged rocks on the shoreline. Very dangerous to fall onto. My gym shoes were definetly getting ripped to pieces if I were to walk on it all day.
Fletcher Ellsworth Sharp, 1918-1944, son of Richard N Sharp & Susie Manning (cousin to Carrie J).
Fletcher died June 1944 in WW2, as his plane crashed on the runway, Metfield, England.
Lucky Penny, 491st Group, 853rd Squadron
Standing (L-R)
1st Lt. Fletcher E. Sharp - Pilot
2nd Lt. Sammy Rowan - Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. William L. Reese - Navigator
2nd Lt. Edwin W. Foster - Bombardier
Kneeling (L-R)
Sgt. Warren H. Rudolph - Waist Gunner
Sgt. Grover L. Buchanan - Engineer
Sgt. Carl W. Frack - Waist Gunner
Sgt. Rudolph C. Schopa - Radio Operator
Sgt. Clyde V. Jones - Ball Gunner
On 8 June 1944, the entire crew, except for Navigator 2nd Lt. William L. Reese who had been "borrowed" to fly on the 853rd Squadron lead plane, were all killed returning to their airbase at Metfield, England. They had aborted their mission with a feathered No. 1 engine and after returning to the airbase, circled the field three times with a full load of fuel and bombs, lost control as they attempted to land and crashed on the field. SSgt. Lester J. Datthyn (Tail Gunner) was not in the crew photo, but was also killed in the crash. William L. Reese was killed 26 Nov 1944 on the raid over Misberg. The image & the info were acquired from the "American Air Museum in Britain" webpage www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/media/media-13551jpeg