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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Master Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 17 (P) AFU RAF |
| Registration: | W9093 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ruabon Mountain, Near Llangollen, Denbighshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Calveley, Cheshire |
Miles Master Mk.II W9093, 17 (P) AFU, RAF Calveley, Cheshire: Written off (destroyed) 28 July 1943 when collided with high ground at the 1,447 feet Ruabon Mountain while low flying Near Llangollen, Denbighshire. Pilot killed
Crew of Master W9093:
Flight Sergeant (1384086) Robert Francis Wells RAFVR, aged 21, killed in a flying accident 28 July 1943. R.I.P.
Robert Wells is buried in Heston (St Leonard) Churchyard.
Sources:
1. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2735078/robert-francis-wells/
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_Wales_and_West_Midlands.pdf
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=120348
4. https://mapcarta.com/17623704
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2012 00:36 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Dec-2012 00:37 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jan-2014 20:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2014 09:57 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2018 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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