June 1, 2020 3.04 pm This story is over 51 months old

Controlled explosion of bombs found in WWII plane wreckage in Cleethorpes

Plane went missing in 1944

By Local Democracy Reporter

A bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion of ammunition found inside a wrecked World War Two aircraft discovered on a beach in Cleethorpes.

The wreckage was originally discovered by Debi Hartley and her partner Graham Holden on a dog walk along the beach.

The aircraft was found 76 years after it initially crash landed in 1944 due to an engine failure.

A bomb disposal unit from the Royal Navy arrived on Saturday, May 30 and carried out a controlled explosion of the ammunition.

The plane has been identified as a Beaufighter TF.X plane from the 254 squadron, and was based at North Coates, just a few miles south of Cleethorpes.

Royal Navy’s Southern Diving Unit 2, which is based in Portsmouth, disposed of the items at around 5.45am.