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词条 Mill Hill (Derbyshire)
释义

  1. Location

  2. Description

  3. Aircraft crash site

  4. References

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mill Hill
| photo = File:Liberator bomber wreck, Mill Hill - geograph.org.uk - 43608.jpg
| photo_caption = Wreckage of the Liberator bomber on Mill Hill
| elevation_m = 544
| elevation_ref = [1]
| prominence = 32 m[1]
| parent_peak = Kinder Scout
| listing = TuMP
| location = Derbyshire, England, UK
| range = Peak District
| coordinates = {{coord|53.4103|N|1.9095|W|type:mountain_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_ref_UK = SK061904
| topo = OS Landranger 110; OL1W
}}Mill Hill is an open, flat-topped hill, {{convert|544|m|ft}} high, in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England.[1][2]

Location

Mill Hill lies about {{convert|4|km|mi|}} southeast of the town of Glossop in the hills of Derbyshire's Peak District and a similar distance northwest of the Peak's highest point at Kinder Scout.[2]

Description

Mill Hill is a bare, domed summit covered by peat moorland that lies on the route of the Pennine Way about {{convert|4|km|mi}} northwest of the highest point in the Peak District, Kinder Scout. There is a cairn and marker pole at the summit. The summit area has been eroded by visitors such that the highest point is now to the NE.[2]

Aircraft crash site

On 11 October 1944, a Liberator of the US 310th Ferry Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group, crashed at Mill Hill.[3] The aircraft was being moved from RAF Burtonwood to RAF Hardwick. After having problems at take-off, the aircraft climbed to 2,800 feet.[3] After experiencing turbulence, the aircraft flew into the ground in low cloud despite a warning from the navigator. The 2 crewmen, 2nd Lt Creighton R Houpt and SSgt Jerome M Najvar, survived the crash.[3][4]

References

1. ^Mill Hill at themountainguide.co.uk. Retrieved 10 Mar 2016.
2. ^Mill Hill at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 10 Mar 2016.
3. ^B-24J Liberator 42-52003 of the 310th Ferry Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group: Crashed near Glossop on the 11th October 1944. at www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
4. ^USAAF B24J Liberator 42-52003, Mill Hill, Kinder Scout, Peak District at aircrashsites.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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