Site last updated 1st February 2012

Peak District Air Accident Research

Avro Anson Mk.I LT433 / MI of the Staff Pilot Training Unit crashed near to Llyn Cowlyd reservoir on the 20th February 1944 while on a navigation training flight from Cark in Cumbria

Crew / Passengers	Rank - If Applicable	Position e.g. Pilot	Status
Joseph William Francis Grant	Sergeant	Pilot	Killed
R. Birch	Sergeant	Navigator	Injured
T. Renton	Warrant Officer	Staff Wireless Operator	Injured
Mervyn John Byrne	Pilot Officer RAAF	Wireless operator (u/t)	Injured

Not much is left of LT433, but there are parts from the undercarriage and various panels where the aircraft was burned by the local MU.

Above is a photograph of the site from the 1960s showing the undercarriage assemblies in a slightly more complete state but overall the site has not changed that much.

Image Copyright David Smith.

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