C-47 41-7803 Moel-y-Gaer

Rocky is standing on the scar left by the crash of C-47 41-7803 which crashed high on Moel-y-Gaer on the 23/8/1942 ,the plane hit the outer wall of the earthworks of to the right ,
one of the engines bounced down the mountain to a point near the farm of Bwlch y Garnedd.
The scar contains some small but interesting parts , the fastner has some quite nice decoration there is also many bits of broken jars and bottles from the stores the plane was transporting .
Crew / Passengers lost on 41-7803
Pilot= Lt. Charles E. Williams
Navigator=Lt. Richard Pazder
Passengers=
Lt. T. F. Furness
Lt. Morris B. Penner
Private Harry R. Adams
T/Sgt. Jonathan B. Akers
T/Sgt. Robert E. Anderson
T/Sgt. Isreal Gross
T/Sgt. Herman A. Hermes
T/Sgt. Raymond S. Nash
T/Sgt. Jesse L. Patterson .
Survived = T/Sgt. George A. Lesikar
The site is a very nice easy walk and the view is worth the trip alone !.
Ref SJ 16790 46420

Spitfire L1034 Beaumaris

On the 13/03/1941 Spitfire L1034 took of from Hawarden , over Anglesey the plane became uncontrollable and the pilot bailed out and landed safely at Gallows point near Beaumaris,the plane fell on to the town wrecking this shop and the house next door in New street !, which was rebuilt and no longer matches the other houses .
Luckily no one was hurt in the accident .

Harvard FX249

The picture above is of the area on Hope Mountain ,Flintshire, where on the 19/03/1951 Harvard FX249 crashed with the loss of Sgt J.Hanna .
There is still some remains but the ground cover is quite spikey !,
also the grid ref I have does not match up with some accounts of the crash site, so another visit!
Ref= SJ280584 ish.

Botha L6318

This is the general area that on the 23/08/42 Botha L6318 crashed in cloud with the loss of the crew of 5 =
W/O H.L.Pendal
Sgt J.B.Wood
AC1 A.Smyth
Sgt R.W.Patrick
AC1 R.Ibbetson.
I found nothing on this visit at the given ref in 'Aircraft Wrecks' book so will have to visit again in the future [after the snow!] !.


The area around where Botha L6318 was used for training during the war and has many items that you really shouldn't touch !
these safe .303 cases were in one of the stream beds that cross the site, some years ago near the crash site of Liberator B-24J 42-99991 'Bachelors Baby' not far from this site i found 2 live 2" mortar round on the surface .

Ref...SH 742 734

Stirling N6075

The small cross marking this site overlooks the head of a stream and is the only mark of this sad loss of Stirling N6075 on the 13/07/42 with the loss of all on board .
A 303. i found above the cross !.

The small pile of bits at the cross, the 8" bit on top i found about 10ft below the cross in the stream bed i placed it with the collection [i hope it stays there for others to see!!!!].
Lost on N6075=
Sgt R.U.Morrison.........F/Sgt J.R.Griffen
Sgt W.A.G.Atkins ........F/Sgt T.E.Helgesen
Sgt J.E.Williams............F/Sgt J.F.Hirst
SgtL.J.Regimbal............Sgt E.Dolphin.

ref SK 03808 61161

P-38 42-67670

P-38 lightning 42-67670 fell onto Strines moor by Leek on the 22/12/43 after the pilot Guy .A. Senesac bailed out due to loss of control !, this small collection is all that is on the surface !

ref SK 03517 61511

Hurricane V6793

This small bit is one of the few small parts on Merryton low from Hurricane V6793 which fell here on the 27/07/44 with the loss of F/SGT R.H.T.Martin !
This crater marks the spot of the fall of V6793.
ref SK 04742 61315