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

Wellington HX422 ,Mynydd Moel

This weeks  trip out was to Mynydd Moel by Cader Idris with Jarratt Mccoy and dogs, to look for Wellington HX433 which hit the sheer face near the summit on the 28th May 1942 during a fuel consumption test from Harwell with the sad loss of the 6 crew, at the site I found much more then I was expecting on the scree below the impact area many small parts are scattered over the slope but then it is way off the beaten track and a foot killing slog

Crew =
Pilot Sgt W.J.Grant RCAF
Pilot Sgt H.L.Davis RCAF
Sgt H.N.Williams wop/ag
Sgt G.D.Graham observer
Sgt J.I.Mcpowell wop/ag
Sgt C.J.Thomas ag

Hurricane Mk1 P3385 , Allt Fawr, Blaenau Ffestiniog

Nice day out high in the mountains By Blaenau Ffestiniog with Jackie and the trolls to see what we could find at 2 new refs [nowt hohum ] but during the climb by blind luck we stumbled on the pilots headrest Armour  from Hurricane MK1 P3385 from the MSFU ,Merchant service fighter unit  based at Speke Liverpool which hit Allt Fawr in poor weather on the 9th August 1942 on a flight to R.A.F .Valley for a weeks gunnery course  after take off the flight of 2 entered heavy  cloud a break in the cloud over the river at Conway allowed the second aircraft piloted by P/O Peter Riddoch to backtrack to safety  Riddoch tried desperately to raise his leader but his RT had failed and after attempts at visual signals had to break off and hope his efforts worked tragically they did not , pilot Officer Robert Bruce McIntyre RCAF died shortly after on the 2.000ft peak of Allt Fawr the crash  heard only by 17 year old Maelor Hughes who found the broken fighter shortly after .

 The plate showed signs of being undisturbed for many years most likely as it was a very long way from the actual crash site, it was returned to it's  hiding place to hopefully stay

Avenger FN821 revisit

Took a trip out with a friend Jarratt Mycoy to the crash site of F.A.A. Avenger FN821 which crashed on Trum-Y-Fawnog ,Llangynog  during a unit move flight from Gosport to HMS Robin in the Orkneys, north Scotland via Machrihanish on the 3 February 1944 with the loss of all on board,  the plane ran  into very poor weather over the mountains which led to a loss of control , during it's final dive the aircraft lost a wing.

On my last visit the trees were still up and the site well hidden but looked pretty much as it does today though I note the escape handle that was present looks to have gone hmmmm
On board were=
1st Pilot S/L William Seddon Appleby
2nd Pilot S/L Ernest Hartley Green
Observer S/L Joe Lupton
Some sources also list a 'Passenger' but as yet I have no info on this