The RG10 Podcast - featuring the people, places and events of interest across our area of the Thames Valley
Interviews, information and entertainment with a focus on the RG10 area and surrounds. This special corner of Berkshire includes Twyford, Wargrave, Charvil, Knowl Hill and Hurst, with the larger towns of Reading, Wokingham and Maidenhead close by and Henley-on-Thames just across the river in Oxfordshire. Listen in or watch on YouTube as we catch up with interesting people, attend local events and celebrate our local communities.
The RG10 Podcast - featuring the people, places and events of interest across our area of the Thames Valley
S8 Ep 2 - The Charvil Air Crash, 70 years on.
Last Friday (27/1/23) was the 70th anniversary of a tragic air crash on the border of Charvil and Twyford.
Two men died after their aircraft fell to the ground under mysterious circumstances.
It may be that you are unaware of this horrific incident, but the accident has left a legacy that can be found in Charvil Country Park.
This episode of the podcast uses eyewitness reports and audio from the era to take you back to one of the area's saddest stories.
Sources for this episode include:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/21022
https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/countryside-parks-and-conservation/country-parks/charvil-country-park/
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/english-electric-canberra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Abingdon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Beret
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