Haunting wreckage of WW2 American B-29 bomber that crashed 70 years ago killing 13 on board is now a TikTok pilgrimage

THE haunting wreckage of an American war plane that crashed in England during World War II and killed all 13 people on board has become a pilgrimage for TikTokers.

A B-29 Superfortress - nicknamed "Over Exposed" as a nod to its photo-reconnaissance work during the war - crashed at Higher Shelf Stones in Glossop on November 3, 1948.

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The plane's frozen carnage is still strewn about, and crosses along with a wooden plaque honor the 13 people who died.

But the "Over Exposed" crash site just outside of Manchester has become an eerie hot spot for social media users who know about its existence.

Mountain rescuers have warned pandemic-induced, stir-crazy "Instagram hikers" against visiting the crash site following several rescues and calls for assistance in November 2020.

Even the most experienced walkers would have difficulty making the trip through steep hills and mountains as the days grow shorter and temperatures drop, Glossop Mountain Rescue Team (GMRT) said, according to a report.

In addition to the flocks of social media personalities, the site has been frequented by souvenir scavengers.

One of them found a wedding ring in the 1970s, which turned out to be the pilot's, according, according to the crash report on

A gun turret was removed at the MOD’s permission and is now in the air museum at Newark.

"OVER EXPOSED'S" FINAL FLIGHT

It was supposed to be routine.

The superfortress took off from RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire for Burtonwood US Air Force base near Warrington, Lancashire with two other aircrafts, but it never made it.

"Over Exposed" flew into a moor near Higher Shelf Stones. The impact instantly killed all 13 men aboard.

To this day it's still unknown why the captain didn't fly high enough to clear the high ground, according to the aviation-safety.net report.

"Wreckage was found at the 2,007 feet (612 metre) Higher Shelf Stones, above Bleaklow, High Peak, near Glossop, Derbyshire (at approximate Coordinates: 53.4600°N 1.8626°W). All 13 men on board were killed," the reports said.

"OVER EXPOSED'S" OTHER MISSIONS

"Over Exposed" and its 25 cameras accompanied another B-29 Superfortress in July 1946 to photograph Atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll and underwater bomb tests at the end of the month.

"Dave's Dream" [44-27354], accompanied by "Over Exposed", took off from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands to take part in "Operation Crossroads" - the Atomic Bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.

The B-29 was to drop an atomic bomb which was to explode over Bikini Atoll Lagoon and it was the job of "Over Exposed" and its 25 cameras to photograph 'Dave's Dream' and the bomb leaving the aircraft. It then dived 1,000 feet and was seven miles away when the bomb exploded.

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