Widow Maker
In the mid 80s my dad took me to a plane crash in North Wales
It was a B-26 Marauder that hit a mountain
We climbed up to the area nearby
I froze when I saw our last climb
Up a seemingly vertical dry waterfall
There was only a bit of metal at the bottom
The rest was hundreds of feet above
We had to ascend a series of rock ledges
These were like steps and gave a way up
But my **** went and I said no!
My dad went mad shouting and pointing
It did no good my mind was made up
But looking back was it something telling me
Don't go up there or else?
I cannot say nor will I but I regret it
Not going up there to the crash
And seeing the Martin B-26 Marauder site
The Widow Maker plane lived up to its name
Killing the crew and wrecking the bomber
Decades later I think this:
I want to climb the dry falls and see it
The only plane wreck that beat me
I want to meet their ghosts...
Apr 27, 2018
Apr 27, 2018 at 2:41 PM UTC
Widow Maker
In the mid 80s my dad took me to a plane crash in North Wales
It was a B-26 Marauder that hit a mountain
We climbed up to the area nearby
I froze when I saw our last climb
Up a seemingly vertical dry waterfall
There was only a bit of metal at the bottom
The rest was hundreds of feet above
We had to ascend a series of rock ledges
These were like steps and gave a way up
But my **** went and I said no!
My dad went mad shouting and pointing
It did no good my mind was made up
But looking back was it something telling me
Don't go up there or else?
I cannot say nor will I but I regret it
Not going up there to the crash
And seeing the Martin B-26 Marauder site
The Widow Maker plane lived up to its name
Killing the crew and wrecking the bomber
Decades later I think this:
I want to climb the dry falls and see it
The only plane wreck that beat me
I want to meet their ghosts...
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