ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24947
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| Date: | Sunday 15 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 11 (P) AFU RAF |
| Registration: | BM824 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moel Sych, Berwyn Hills, southeast of Llandrillo, Denbighshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Calveley, Nantwich, Cheshire |
On 15 November 1942 an Airspeed Oxford BM824 of 11 (P) AFU, RAF, lost engine power over the Berwyns and the starboard wing hit the mountainside near the summit of the ridge leading to the peak of the 2,713 foot Moel Sych (Dry Bald Hill)southeast of Llandrillo, Denbighshire; one crew member was killed.
Moel Sych is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Berwyn in Denbighshire, north east Wales. It is jointly the second highest summit in the Berwyn range along with Cadair Berwyn North Top
Sources:
1. https://powysenc.weebly.com/beadles---bevan.html
2. http://www.cpat.org.uk/resource/reports/cpat1249.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moel_Sych
4. http://berwynufocrash.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/fallen-eagles.html
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1942/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-united-kingdom-1-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Aug-2017 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2017 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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