Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-75101 of the 495th FTG USAAF, crashed on the summit of Mynydd Copog near Bala in Mid Wales on the 4th May 1944. The pilot was performing authorised aerobatics and during a series of rolls drifted over the hills. He lost control and entered a spin, he managed to recover from the spin but had insufficient height to avoid striking the top of the hill.

A photo taken by Mark of myself holding a piece of the aircraft, it is very hard to see but the colour on the top of the part is blue. It is a piece of skinning that has the edge of the 'Star and Bar' on it.

This photo shows the remains of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Twin Wasp engine from the aircraft.

The wreckage is scattered both inside a forestry plantation and along the edge.  This shot shows the wreckage along the edge of the plantation.

A slightly different shot to the previous ones. This is from the USAAF crash report and shows the hill before the trees were planted that now cover the site. The stone wall visible in the third photo can be seen at the bottom right of this shot. Thanks: Mike Stowe

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