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Ladybower Reservoir

Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire is the largest of a chain of three reservoirs known as the Peakiand Lake District. It is situated in the Peak District National Park and pro vides drinking water for the north and east Midlands. Construction began in 1935 and was completed ten years IaterJt entailed the flooding of two villages,Ashopton and Derwent.At the time Ladybower was the largest reservoir in the country. The ‘Dambuster’ squadron of the RAF used the Derwent reservoirs during the Second World War to test the ‘bouncing bomb’ and to practise for their famous raid on the Ruhr dams. A ghostly Lancaster Bomber has since been seen in the area by several witnesses. This may be ‘Vicky the Vicious Virgin’ which crashed during a routine training flight on 18 May 1945, killing all six of the crew. A United States Air Force Dakota has also been seen since the war. This may be the ghost of a Dakota Which crashed on 24 July 1945 in almost the same Spot, killing all eight on board.

The area has also been the focus for strange lights in the sky, which may be related to the phantom planes. Over the years many people have contacted the police to report an aircrash and yet the mountain res cue service has found nothing. Once a man distinctly saw a plane descending in a fireball, but no wreckage was ever found. Sometimes the sound of a crashing plane has been heard but nothing has been seen.