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Crash site of Grumman Avenger Mk.I FN821 on Trum y Fawnog, Llangynog, the Berwyn Mountains, Powys - Peak District Air Accident Research

3rd February 1944
Avenger Mk.I FN821
No.848 Sqn, RN
Trum y Fawnog, Powys

Grumman Avenger Mk.I FN821 / 4K of No.848 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy, crashed on Trum y Fawnog near Llangynog on the 3rd February 1944 The aircraft is reported to … Continue reading “1944-02-03|Avenger Mk.I|FN821|No.848 Sqn, RN|Trum y Fawnog, Powys”

The starboard wing root at the crash site of Vought Corsair JT461 at Enegars, Isle of Hoy

11th July 1944
Corsair Mk.II JT461
No.1841 Sqn, RAF
Enegars, Orkney

The aircraft was being flown from RNAS Hatson near Kirkwall, the main town on Orkney, to the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable when it flew into the cloud covered high ground … Continue reading “1944-07-11|Corsair Mk.II|JT461|No.1841 Sqn, RAF|Enegars, Orkney”