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Aircraft Crash sites in Wales
| Date |
Type |
Serial |
Operator |
Unit |
Location of Crash |
| 12/02/1937 |
Hart |
K4931 |
RAF |
No.5 FTS |
Esclusham Mountain, Wrexham |
| 23/03/1940 |
Blenheim Mk.IV |
L4873 |
RAF |
No.90 Sqn |
Foel Wen, Powys |
| 09/04/1940 |
Blenheim Mk.IV |
L9039 |
RAF |
No.13 OTU |
Craig yr Ysfa, Conwy |
| 05/02/1941 |
Fulmar |
N4076 |
RN |
- |
Esclusham Mountain, Wrexham |
| 14/04/1941 |
He111H-5 |
F/4801 IT+EL |
Luftwaffe |
3/KG 28 |
Llwytmor, Gwynedd |
| 26/09/1941 |
Spitfire Mk.I |
X4843 |
RAF |
No.57 OTU |
Yr Aran, Gwynedd |
| 24/02/1942 |
Queen Bee |
V4793 |
RAF |
No.1 AACU |
Snowdon, Gwynedd |
| 28/05/1942 |
Wellington Mk.IC |
HX433 |
RAF |
No.1443 (F) Flt |
Mynydd Moel, Gwynedd |
| 19/07/1942 |
Wellington Mk.IC |
DV800 |
RAF |
No.27 OTU |
Black Ladders, Conwy |
| 11/08/1942 |
B-17E Flying Fortress |
41-9098 |
USAAF |
97th BG |
Craig Berwyn, Powys |
| 23/08/1942 |
Botha |
L6318 |
RAF |
No.3 SGR |
Tal-y-Fan, Conwy |
| 23/08/1942 |
C-47 Skytrain |
41-7803 |
USAAF |
64th TCG |
Moel y Gaer, Denbighshire |
| 26/09/1942 |
Whitley Mk.V |
BD232 |
RAF |
No.24 OTU |
Foel Fras, Conwy |
| 17/10/1942 |
Boston Mk.III |
Z2186 |
RCAF |
No.418 Sqn |
Carnedd Dafydd, Conwy |
| 20/11/1942 |
Henley |
L3334 |
RAF |
No.1605 Flight |
Craig Cwm Silyn, Gwynedd |
| 20/11/1942 |
Anson Mk.I |
N4981 |
RAF |
No.9 (O)AFU |
Moel Eilio, Gwynedd |
| 14/12/1942 |
Spitfire Mk.IIA |
P7295 |
RAF |
No.61 OTU |
Cadair Berwyn, Powys |
| 15/12/1942 |
Lysander Mk.III |
T1655 |
RAF |
No.61 OTU |
Cadair Bronwen, Wrexham |
| 14/01/1943 |
Anson Mk.I |
EG110 |
RAF |
No.9 (O)AFU |
Foel Grach, Conwy |
| 13/02/1943 |
Wellington Mk.X |
HE466 |
RAF |
No.30 OTU |
Foel Grach, Conwy |
| 31/03/1943 |
Blenheim Mk.IV |
V6099 |
RAF |
No.13 OTU |
Elidir Fawr, Gwynedd |
| 18/07/1943 |
P-47D Thunderbolt |
42-7897 |
USAAF |
6th FW |
Ffrith Dreborth, Wrexham |
| 18/08/1943 |
Ventura Mk.I |
AE688 |
RAAF |
No.464 Sqn |
Carnedd Dafydd, Conwy |
| 23/08/1943 |
Anson Mk.I |
N5371 |
RAF |
No.9 (O)AFU |
Foel Fras, Conwy |
| 28/08/1943 |
Botha Mk.I |
L6202 |
RAF |
No.11 RS |
Llwytmor, Gwynedd |
| 05/10/1943 |
Anson Mk.I |
LT184 |
RAF |
No.7 AOS |
Mynydd Perfedd, Gwynedd |
| 03/11/1944 |
Beauflighter T.F. Mk.X |
NE302 |
ATA |
No.2 FPP |
Worlds End, Wrexham |
| 08/11/1943 |
Anson Mk.I |
N9855 |
RAF |
No.3 (O)AFU |
Pen yr Ole Wen, Conwy |
| 30/11/1943 |
Anson Mk.I |
EF909 |
RAF |
No.5 AOS |
Foel Grach, Conwy |
| 07/01/1944 |
B-24J |
42-99991 |
USAAF |
8th AF |
Moelfre, Conwy |
| 20/02/1944 |
Anson Mk.I |
LT433 |
RAF |
SPTU |
Llyn Cowlyd, Conwy |
| 05/04/1944 |
P-47D Thunderbolt |
42-75101 |
USAAF |
495th FTG |
Mynydd Copog, Gwynedd |
| 12/04/1944 |
P-38J Lightning |
42-67859 |
USAAF |
370th FG |
Ochlon Valley, Herefordshire |
| 08/06/1944 |
Anson Mk.I |
LT116 |
RAF |
No.9 (O)AFU |
Mynydd Perfedd, Gwynedd |
| 08/07/1944 |
P-47C Thunderbolt |
41-6195 |
USAAF |
495th FTG |
Aled Isfa Reservoir, Denbighshire |
| 12/07/1944 |
Anson Mk.I |
MG804 |
RAF |
No.8 (O)AFU |
Foel Fras, Conwy |
| 12/11/1944 |
C-47B Skytrain |
43-48473 |
USAAF |
27th ATG |
Craig y Dulyn, Conwy |
| 13/01/1945 |
Oxford Mk.I |
LB537 |
RCAF |
No.418 Sqn |
Cornel Min, Conwy |
| 01/02/1945 |
B-26G Marauder |
44-68072 |
USAAF |
9th AF |
Y Garn, Gwynedd |
| 08/06/1945 |
B-17G Flying Fortress |
44-8639 |
USAAF |
351st BG |
Craig Cwm Llwyd, Gwynedd |
| 21/12/1945 |
Martinet T.T. Mk.I |
HN888 |
RAF |
No.595 Sqn |
Great Rhos, Powys |
| 07/01/1946 |
Oxford Mk.I |
PH242 |
RAF |
No.21 (P)AFU |
Hay Bluff, Herefordshire |
| 05/12/1947 |
Halifax C.Mk.8 |
G-AIHU |
Civilian |
Lancashire Aircraft Co. |
Cwm Mountain, Denbighshire |
| 31/07/1948 |
Mosquito T. Mk.III |
TV982 |
RAuxAF |
No.502 Sqn |
Snowdon, Gwynedd |
| 15/03/1950 |
Lincoln B. Mk.2 |
RF511 |
RAF |
No.230 OCU |
Carnedd Llewelyn, Conwy |
| 19/04/1956 |
Vampire F.B. Mk.5 |
VV601 |
RAF |
No.7 FTS |
Nr Llyn Eigiau, Conwy |
| 21/10/1956 |
Auster A.O.P Mk.6 |
VF554 |
RAuxAF |
No.663 Sqn |
Llwytmor, Gwynedd |
| 09/12/1957 |
Canberra B.Mk.2 |
WK129 |
RAF |
Radar Research Establishment |
Carnedd Llewelyn, Conwy |
| 11/02/1966 |
Vulcan B. Mk.2 |
XH536 |
RAF |
Cottesmore Wing |
Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Powys |
| 12/02/1999 |
Cessna 172M |
G-BXLJ |
Civil |
APB Leasing |
Nr Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochant, Powys |
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