Miles Masters W8773 and DL570,Afon Gwesyn,Abergwesyn

 Long cold and very wet trip into the valley of the Afon Gwesyn above ,Abergwesyn,Powys to find the crash site of Miles Masters W8773 and DL570 the planes flying from High Ercall, Shropshire on a cross country formation flight on October 4th, 1942 and found themselves over unbroken cloud thinking they were 25miles further on so out of the mountains the planes let down sadly they broke cloud just over the peaks W8773 impacted the ridge line and broke up with the loss of both crew DL570 as the right hand aircraft broke cloud over the river but with no height left the pilot force landed on the flat boggy ground by the river thankfully both crew though bent and bruised survived today the ridge has a collection of skinning and undercarriage remains scattered down the slope of DL570 nothing remains as the plane was recovered intact .
Lost W8773 =
Sgt T.Hyndman
P/O J.Chinnery [instructor]
survived DL570=
Sgt R.Camsburn
Sgt H.B.Hubbard [instructor]

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, Mk. 5, BD420 of No 81 OTU,Stiperstones

 A productive day out in Shropshire found the memorial and then by good eye sight the actual crash site of Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, Mk. 5, BD420 of No 81 OTU that crashed 15th February 1944 in Witton Dingle ,Stiperstones , Ministerley , Salop The plane on a Glider towing training flight with 81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Sleap, took off at about 1745 towing Horsa HA443 and while flying low near high ground in turbulent conditions disintegrated, crashing south of Minsterley, at 1825. All five crew of the Whitley died, the pilot being buried at Chester, Cheshire. The Horsa safely released and forced landed. at the site there is a small burn area with a few small remains but enough to confirm the site

P47-C Thunderbolt ,41-6381 Telford UK

 A ride out to find this memorial to 2nd Lt. Clifford W. Jenson U.S.A.F flying from Atcham, Shropshire 495 Fighter Training Group on the 20th June 1944 at 14.20 hours over Lawley Telford . Jensons P47-C Thunderbolt ,41-6381 developed major engine trouble leading to a in-flight fire local witnesses stated Jenson deliberately veered his plane away from houses and a school and impacted the small green by the bull pub it is widely believed by locals that he sacrificed his life to save those on the ground

update

Due to circumstances i will no longer be able to post from Wales im back in Kidderminster so any new sites will be midlands based

Halifax JD417 Revisit

A revisit to the crash site of Halifax JD417 to return the Gyro I found some time back to the mountain, on the way down  I choose a different route and was lucky to find this small group of parts some distance from the actual crash site

Anson EG129 , Pen-y-Groes

A full day out on the hills , this is the Marsh where Anson EG129 of 9 (O)AFU crashed on the 1-3-1943 near Llieur Fawr Farm, Pen-y-Groes after suffering engine failure with the sad loss of all 5 crew .
The plane fell into a very boggy area and much may remain hidden below the surface but deff one for the digger
Crew lost =
F/O Jack W. CROUDIS
LAC Oscar Brayshay
LAC Norman W French
LAC Alwyn T J Phillips
Sgt Phillip Saer

Hawker Hunter XG204,Rhosneigr

Out with the dogs and to find a couple of local crashes this one in Rhosneigr and now under housing is the site of the crash of Hawker Hunter XG204 on the 15/08/1969 the plane struck the ground [by the big house] shortly after take off from R.A.F. Valley only about 3/4 mile away, sadly the The Lebanese pilot Officer Cadet Y.Chamseddine was lost .
other picture is XG204 at 4 FTS Valley