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Jan 9, 2021 As war clouds gathered, Shrewsbury youngster Peter Short was witness to a strange and suspicious incident on the outskirts of the town. Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up Peter remembers the occasion when this Vickers Wellesley bomber landed on playing fields behind Monkmoor School on September 16, 1937, struck a post, swerved, and crashed into the iron railings. Picture: Bryan Corser. An American P-38 Lightning fighter taking off from Atcham airfield during the war. Picture: Steven Preshous. During the war Peter used to cycle at weekends to watch goings-on at High Ercall airfield – this aerial view, courtesy of Sir Michael Leighton, dates from June 1941. ....