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.