The Lost and Forgotten Heinkels

Walk preview

1. Step 1: This walk takes you via the remains of the two Heinkel bombers, that crash landed on Lundy in 1941. It’s a walk that will hopefully alight your senses, whilst walking in history. The narrative moves between 1941 & current day.

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   Step 2: Turn right, outside the Marisco Tavern. In the war years , you needed special permission to visit the island. Head through the kissing gate.

3. Step 3: Once through the gate head down the slope to the gate at the top of Millcombe Valley. Pass through this gate, take six steps down, then turn left. This is the start of the Upper East track.

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   Step 4: Before heading off, pause at the bench. In 1941, David Trapnell would be 24 and probably serving in the war. Lundy was his special place.

5. Step 5: Head along the Upper East track and through the gate.

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   Step 6: Tune your senses, smell the scent of gorse, vanilla or coconut. 1941 with war planes overhead in the smell would have been that of fuel.