Blenheim L4873 of 17 OTU,Upwood, Huntington ,23rd March 1940

 Just back from the Berwyns in Wales to find 2 sites in one of the most lonely and beautiful valleys I have been too the first site is Blenheim L4873 of 17 OTU Upwood Huntington  flying with 2 others on a training route to the Isle of man on the  23rd March 1940 but on entering cloud  lost the 2 other planes  dropping lower to try to find the cloud base the plane stuck the slopes of Foel Wen with the sad loss of the 3 crew on board
The accident report says inexperience by the crews and the leader in bad weather procedure over high ground contributed to the crash .

 On the ridge after a nice very steep accent the remains of the bomber are easy to see spread over a area of about 100mtrs there are many bits of frame, wing and control surface lay about plus in 3 areas a lot is still buried and can be felt underfoot as you move about

Crew lost =
Sgt. M.C.Cotterell Pilot
Sgt R.J. Harbour Observer
AC2 K.C. Winterton WO+AG