ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94274
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter T Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XL622 |
| MSN: | 41H/695451 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cwm Penmachno, Merioneth, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hunter XL622 left R.A.F.Valley on the 17/05/1971 for a training flight over North Wales, the plane was flying at low altitude over Cwm Penmachno at 220 knots in a narrowing valley that ends at the cliffs of Blaen-Y-Cwm. Unknown to the crew a 40 knot tailwind which would have not shown on the airspeed indicator meant the plane was too fast for the turn and could not get enough power on to avoid the ridge sadly both crew were lost
On the ridge there is a scar very visible from the foot of the valley that must be the crash site but no aircraft remains. Given the ease of access to the site, the low impact speed, and angle of crash probably meant the plane remained in large parts and there was no post crash fire - hence the wreckage was "tidied away" fairly soon after the accident.
Both Crew killed:
Flt/Lt John Loftus
Flt/Lt J.Duckworth
Sources:
1. http://wrecksiteuk.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/hunter-xl266-cwm-penmachno.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XL
3. http://www.rafjever.org/93squadaircraft.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2013 11:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2013 04:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2015 17:34 | Najac | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2017 18:21 | ORD | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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