hunter t7 XL575

The photo below shows most of the crash site of hunter XL575 which hit the ground on the left side of the picture remains were thrown all over the hill for about 200yrds + there are many items strewn about but the clear felling has covered most of it !
XL575 crashed during a storm on 08/11/71 with the loss of F/Lt J.R.Metcalfe and 2nd Lt B.Yong .


one of the larger remains i found
i think this item is from the cockpit area as it has stenciled painting in red and white similar to bits i have seen on ejector seats !
this is a easy site to get to as its very near the valley road about 3/4 of a mile but it is very rough
going and the site has some very nasty pitfalls hidden under the grass so be very carefull !
both crew were killed in the crash so be respectful of this site please as the first time i went there was the remains of a flight mask high in one of the trees a settling reminder !!!
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review post

hi to anyone looking in hope the site has not been too boring but as i can only get away with so much at mo! some sites are out of my reach[work alone no gps soz bike has first call on cash !]
some i hope to photo on my way to kiddy, i hope that i will get some good pics that i can tie in with grid refs that i can post and 1 maybe 2 sites with remains def hunter xl575 in the elan valley !
if anyone needs any help at all just drop me a line and if i can help i will in finding[or not hehe] any of the sites i visit or if they have any info they want to correct me with than give me a shout !
be safe
mat
xjboy550@yahoo.co.uk

raf valley

RAF valley gate guard t7 hunter just by the gatethere is a car parkwhere you can watch the hawks and on a good day many other types take off and land if your into that?
The club house at the rhosneiger golf club on the 2/9/44 a usaf c-47 whilst making a emergency landing due to a engine fire dropped its engine about 50yrds from the clubhouse the plane got down but was burned out on the airfield the crew escaped un hurt!
Not far from this footbridge gnat xr976 crashed on the 12/10/64 and xr586 on 14/1/65 in the sand dunes off to the right both crew ejected safely !
The height of the sand dunes at valley have meant a few planes have been in collision with them this is about the spot beaufighter t3024 clipped with its undercarriage and crash landed on the runway beyond on the 15/11/41 another beaufighter r2372 was damaged avoiding the remains on the 20/11/41

Holyhead b-24 42-51232 'the jigs up '

The small memorial in the nature park by North stack Holyhead is for the sad loss of Liberator 42-51232 'The jigs up ' which fell on to the sea edge rocks at North stack on the 22/12/44,the pilot was on a divert to R.A.F.Valley when due to lack of fuel the crew bailed sadly only the pilot and co pilot survived as they did not know they where over the sea, 8 of the crew were lost to the sea they are recorded as missing on the stones at the American Military Cemetery,Madingley .
Lost on 42-51232
2nd Lt W.H.Lehner [navigator]
Stf/Sgt A.R.Clemens[flt/engineer]
Stf/Sgt F.J.Lynch[radio]
Stf/Sgt H.N.Nystrom[radio]
Stf/Sgt J.Fonseca [air gunner]
Stf/Sgt A.Zapotcky[air gunner]
Sgt R.F.Gagne[air gunner]
Sgt C.H.Dautel[air gunner]
Survived
Pilot Lt H.Boehm
Co Plt D.Burch.
The bomber hit at the water line just below the coast guard huts and any remains are in the world of the divers ! this naval gun 75mm not far from the memorial is one left from the wartime coastal defenses that litter this area?.

hudson v9127

This is the crash site of hudson v9127 which hit the hill in the back ground on the 10/2/1942 with the loss of the of crew of four the site is about 100yrds from the a44 and well fenced so its a ask the owner site !
will be back out this way as revisiting 3 wrecksites near here a hunter p-38 and battle didn't get to see this time bit overhung !shamefull plug but the beer at the "halfway inn "at pisgah is way too good and you can pitch a tent great if you live off a zx10 lol
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