Wind farm could disturb war graves

The wind turbine at Lancaster University. STOCK PIC.

There are fears for the future of historic World War II graves after it was claimed a proposed Isle wind farm could be built over them.

A six turbine farm is planned by REG Windpower for land at Medge Hall near Crowle, the site of a Lancaster Bomber plane crash in September 1945.

Speaking at the recent Crowle Town Council meeting, Coun Trevor Barker alerted members to the possibility of a war grave being disturbed by the development.

He said: “There’s a Lancaster bomber still in the ground somewhere in that area. I’ve been doing some work over the past month trying to find out more about it, but I feel we should look in to it more closely now. There are people in Crowle who were here when the plane crashed. One of the planned turbines looks to be very close to the site where it happened off Marsh Road.”

Two Australian airmen were never found after the crash in September 1945,

Chair Coun Paul McCartan said: “This is an important issue, especially this year of all years. It is something that needs to be explored in detail.”

Coun Barker added: “I am in touch with the War Graves Commission over this and have been doing my own research for some time. Most information is from the people of Crowle themselves who remember the crash or who were told about it.”