Rubbish dumped on Titterstone Clee Hill near WWII memorial

The waste was dumped near the site of a WWII plane crash on Titterstone Clee Hill in Shropshire, where a US Air Force B-17-G Flying Fortress crashed on November 25, 1944.

A damaged B-17-G pictured in 1944: a similar model to the one that crashed into Clee Hill. (Image: Public Domain)

The fly-tipping was reported just up the track to the right after the cattle grid on Dhustone Lane.

The rubbish included wood and branches of felled trees, plastic bags, plastic bottles, and cardboard boxes.

The site on Clee Hill where a B-G-17 plane crashed in 1944. (Image: Kate Maxwell)

More than 20 families, most from the US, gathered at the site to remember their loved ones back in November 2024.

The memorial included the laying of flags at a new commemorative stone, with poems read and stories shared.

Commenters on Facebook noted how bitter the contrast was between that demonstration and the current state of the site. 

"So sad some people think it’s ok to dump their rubbish on Clee, just by the crash site of the American bomber that hit the hill in fog in 1944. Do they think they are clever, daring, brave like the six people who died? Or are they just filthy slobs," said Kate Maxwell.