Lt J. F. Simpson Multi-Cache
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Size:  (micro)
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On the 9th January 1944, Lt Jay Frederick Simpson, a 27 year old USAF test pilot, died near Saughall Massie, Wirral when his Republic Thunderbolt P47 plane crashed into fields.
Lt Simpson had taken off from US Burtonwood Airbase, Lancashire and whilst returning from the flight, had reported that his plane was on fire. It circled over the West Kirby RAF Camp based at Greasby, and then crashed in a field near the Arrowe Brook.
Pieces of the plane were unearthed in 1974, and are now in the museum of the War Plane Wreck Investigation Group at Fort Perch, New Brighton. Lt Simpson came from Gillett, Wisconsin where his parents owned the “Simpson Tavern”. The local legion post in Wisconsin is named Krause-Simpson in memory of the first servicemen of Gillett to be killed in WW1 & WW2. His grave is in the American Cemetery at Madingley, Cambridge.
On 21st March 2005, the new Saughall Massie Bypass was opened, and a commemorative plaque to Lt Simpson was unveiled on the bridge over Arrowe Brook. The above co-ordinates are for this plaque.
In air force terms, the micro-cache can be found at a range of 63m on a bearing of 260 degrees.
Please ensure you find somewhere safe to park (there are lay-bys by the nearby houses). Do not park on the side of this new road.
Additional Hints
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