词条 | Mill Hill (Derbyshire) |
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| 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] LocationMill 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] DescriptionMill 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 siteOn 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] References1. ^1 2 Mill Hill at themountainguide.co.uk. Retrieved 10 Mar 2016. {{Peaks of the Peak District}}{{Derbyshire-geo-stub}}2. ^1 2 Mill Hill at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 10 Mar 2016. 3. ^1 2 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. 3 : Mountains and hills of the Peak District|Mountains and hills of Derbyshire|Moorlands of England |
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