Are there any piece's of this aircraft left on Mount Brandon? A while ago I was given yet another stack of Aircraft magazines, these being Aviation News. Seems to be mostly about Airliners, before throwing most of 'em out for re-cycling I noticed an article about this FW Condor crashing on Mount Brandon, County Kerry. This includes a wartime photograph of the aircraft on the top of a downward slope to a lake. Amazingly all the six crewmembers survived. On August 16th 1987 two of the salvaged engines were flown back to a museum in Germany. In-charge of the loading of these engines was Herr Kurt Mollenhauer, the pilot of the aircraft from 47 years earlier. Is there any kind of commemorative plaque there?
This aircraft crash landed on Faha Ridge above Cloghane. The crew of six survived and were the first aircrew from Germany to land in Ireland during the war years. A plaque commemorating this event is on the wall of O'Connor's Bar and Guest House in Cloghane, Co. Kerry. Some interesting relics of that and other aircraft can be seen in the bar of these premises.
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Graham
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Fw200 F8+KH of 1/KG40 force landed on Faha Ridge , Mount Brandon , Co Kerry on 20 August 1940 and all the crew survived and were interned . No mention of a memorial but plenty of others in ; 'Down in a Free State' , Wartime Air Crashes and Forced Landings in Eire 1939-1945 , by John Quinn with Robert Taylor , published in 1999 by the WWII (I) WG priced £8-99 , ISBN 0952549654 .
Many thanks for the two replies and information. On my next visit to Ireland, hopefully next year I will definitely call at O'Conner's bar to photograph this plaque. This 2003 magazine with the story was just about in the collection bin when with a last flick-through I saw this article...
Was there (Cloghane) a few years ago and went up Mt Brandon, as it's Ireland's second highest - and you can pronounce it, unlike Carrantuohill, the highest. Some stunning views from the top.
At the bottom was a cottage- it's owner was a real character with a donkey in his garden. He told us the donkey's name was Hoh-tee. Think about it.
Graham
Plan A is always more effective when the problem you are working on understands that Plan B will involve the use of dynamite
Searching a bit-more through this short-term rescued magazine I notice that a book about forced landed aircraft in Ireland was on sale in 2003. This is called, Landfall Ireland, by Donald MacCarron. It covers the 220 aircraft of all nationalities that landed there either by accident, design or mistake and found themselves guests of the Irish people. One that slipped through my net, shall have to make a few enquires ... Anyone got this book??
Very many, thanks Carnaby, for your latest. I never expected all this information from a ''never- Seen'' Before, article. Hopefully I'll find the book in question at a reduced price at one of next years airshows? Duxford quite possibly! Thankyou.
Landfall Ireland by Donal MacCarron , self published 2003 and printed in softback by Colourpoint Books at £13-99 , ISBN 1904242030 . There are photographs of both the Fw200 wreckage and the plaque which records details of the four aircraft which crashed on Mount Brandon during the war ; the Fw200 , a BOAC Sunderland , an RAF Sunderland and a Wellington .
The contact email for Colourpoint is given as ; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Hi David, Many thanks for your related information concerning the required book. At the price shown it would be a very good buy, I will contact the given address, Thankyou for your time.
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