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| Date: | Monday 6 April 1942 |
| Time: | 13:12 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 1429 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | P9299 |
| MSN: | KX-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pystell Gwyn Llanymawddwy Gwynedd -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham |
Cross country flight from RAF East Wretham. The aircraft descended through cloud and crashed into the hillside at 13:12. The crew were all RAFVR from Czechoslovakia.
Crew
Sgt (788087) Aldis Keda RAFVR - killed
P/O (10023) Jan Stefek - RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787831) Rudolf Grimm - RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787929) Jindrich Horinek - RAFVR . killed
F/Sgt (787880) Jan Stanovsky - RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787584) Rudolf Vokurka - RAFVR - killed
Sources:
Down in Wales - Terrence Hill
Aircraft Wrecks: The Walker's Guide: Historic Crash Sites on the Moors and Mountains of the British Isles - Nick Wotherspoon, Alan Clark and Mark Sheldon - ISBN-13: 978-1844159109.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2016 19:42 | ORD | Added |
| 28-Nov-2017 17:47 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2017 06:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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