ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225158
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| Date: | Friday 17 January 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82B Queen Bee |
| Owner/operator: | 1 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | P4781 |
| MSN: | 5365 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Madeira bungalow, Parkmill, Perunain, near Swansea, Gower -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aberporth, Ceredigion |
c/no 5365: DeHavilland DH.82B Queen Bee P4781 (Gipsy Major #82355). Allocated to 8 MU 19.4.39 (Taken on Charge 11.5.39). Released to PAU (Pilotless Aircraft Unit) 8.11.40. To 1 AACU (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit) 9.1.41. Sustained extensive damage 22.1.41 when radio contact was lost before crashing at Madeira bungalow, Parkmill, Perunain, near Swansea, Gower. At the time, the aircraft was being operated as an un-piloted remote-controlled target (UAV).
To DeHavilland 28.1.41 for repairs but declared unrepairable and Struck Off Charge 20.2.41.
The village of Parkmill is a small rural settlement in the Gower Peninsula, South Wales, midway between the villages of Penmaen and Ilston, about eight miles west of Swansea, and about one mile from the north coast of the Bristol Channel
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1996, Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 to R9999, p.39
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p053.html
3. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
4. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkmill
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2019 18:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-May-2019 09:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Dec-2023 13:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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