Winter Hill Air Disaster brushed metal plaque

This brushed metal commemorative plaque records: Commemorating the death of thirty-five members of the motor trade from Isle of Man, whose Bristol Wayfarer crashed near this plaque, 17th February. 1958. Recorded plaque organisation: Rotary Clubs of Douglas and Horwich.

The Winter Hill Air Disaster marks the crash of a Bristol Wayfarer aircraft carrying thirty-five members of the motor trade from the Isle of Man, resulting in their deaths on February 17, 1958; it stands as a poignant reminder of the risks faced by early commercial aviation passengers and the impact of such tragedies on local communities.