The solitary gravestone on the hills overlooking the Ribble Valley that you'd never know was there
Anyone who drives through the picturesque Ribble Valley countryside near Sabden might be intrigued as to why a single, seemingly new, gravestone stands solemnly among the hills overlooking the countryside.
This gravestone, along with another at Salter Fell, was unveiled and blessed in November 2014. It is part of a project by Clitheroe Youth Forum to honour the 25 people, killed in 15 separate air crashes between 1940 and 1949 in the Ribble Valley.The memorial just outside of Sabden is in honour of two pilots, an American and an Australian, who crashed in the Ribble Valley during the war.
He was still on course for his chosen route when he flew over Barnoldswick during a severe hailstorm at approx. 11.30am and proceeded to circle the above the cloud base. It was assumed that for some reason Sgt Goulter had lost confidence in his position and was seeking to verify his location. However he was almost certainly all too aware that he was likely to be in the proximity of high ground and knowing the danger would have been very reluctant to descend through the cloud.
All recalled there being a loud explosion and those who ran to the scene found the bulk of the aircraft embedded deeply in the ground with fragments scattered about. No crew had been seen to bail out and no immediate sign of the pilot was evident from the wreck.
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