Larry, Ed, Peter and Joe
Much appreciate the additional details and the tutorial on the art of setting out the aircraft designation.
It's not a location on my doorstep, I can pass the info on to the locals to see what transpires.
I felt that were this a Bomber Command crew in Germany some effort would be made to provide the dignity of a known grave, if possible.
The details provided are fairly scanty, but it apparently crashed in a mustard field somewhat to the north of Kings Somborne near the Stockbridge Road and in sight of schoolchildren looking out of a window. As the school is to the south, then perhaps it was somewhere near the New Lane junction to be visible from the school.
Much appreciate the personal details, it transforms them from "unknown" to men we can identify with.
Bob Doe is reported to have visited the site soon after, and reports say the area had bloodstained bandages, indicating that some of the crew were wounded before the aircraft crashed.
This is as far as local research had got, so you can see how much more you have contributed.
http://www.astoft2.co.uk/hants/hoplandsmemorial.htm
Thank you.
EDIT: Original post corrected for designation and location
EDIT 2: I have now found the link to Andy Saunders book in which on p69 he details this crash and has a photo of the wreckage in a mustard field and photo of Franz Becker
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...201940&f=false
If Andy hasn't found the site or what may have happened to the crew, it's unlikely to progress much further.
The wreckage must have been salvaged, so what became of the crew?
EDIT 3: It appears Andy Saunders has thoroughly investigated this, see Chapter 8 Down on the Farm here:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...NSTOCK&f=false
and the crash site identified by the farmer as Manor Farm.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/21495
Even Andy doesn't seem to have been able to unravel what became of the 4 crew.