Wellington Mk.X HE466 of 30 Operational Training Unit (OTU) crashed on Foel Grach in the Carneddau above Llyn Dulyn reservoir 13th February 1943 while on a night cross country flight form Hixon.
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - If Applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Edward Gerrard Frezell RCAF |
Sergeant |
Pilot |
Killed |
|
Frederick Keith Thorogood |
Pilot Officer |
Navigator |
Killed |
|
Cecil Gordon Bennett |
Sergeant
|
|
Killed |
|
George Newton Rafferty |
Sergeant
|
Wireless Operator |
Killed |
|
Edwin Towler |
Sergeant |
Air Gunner |
Killed |
Above is a photograph of Sergeant George Newton Rafferty, the aircraft's wireless operator.
Image: David Morrison
Above is some of the wreckage at the crash site, there is more wreckage spread for some distance down hill.