Page 5 Aircraft Incidents in Southern Wales 1942

Page 5 - Aircraft Incidents in Southern Wales 1942

Date	Serial/Registration	Aircraft Type	Details
02/01/1942	P9491	Defiant 1	Operated by 53 Operational Training Unit, R.A.F. Llandow. Aircraft flew into a mountain in cloud 2.5 m SSW of Tonpentre Glamorgan, killing the pilot, Sgt P N Shaw [R.I.P]
04/01/1942	P1683	Lysander TT.11	Operated by No.1 Air Gunnery Schooll/Pembrey. Force-landed off near Llangennith following oil leak onto Windscreen.
18/01/1942	W8698	Master III	Operated by 53 OTU/Llandow. Aircraft crashed at The Droves Road, Grangetown, Cardiff whilst forced landing due to bad weather
24/01/1942	N3906	Magister	Operated by No.615 Sqdn/Fairwood Common. During transfer from R.A.F Angle to Fairwood Common force landed at Knelston Hall Farm. Successfully took-off to Fairwood Common the following day.
29/01/1942	T3940	Defiant 1	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. Aircraft made emergency landing at Hunts Farm/Gower and sustained some damage. Presumably repaired and later successfully flown out.[2nd Aircraft to force land at Farm.
08/02/1942	N1671	Defiant I	Operated by No.7 A.G.S/R.A.F Stormy Down. Aircraft was on a turret manipulation exercise and stalled on approach to RAF Stormy Down and spun into the ground, killing one of the two crew.[R.I.P]
10/02/1942	Z4569	Hurricane I	Operated by No.7 A.G.S/R.A.F Stormy Down. Aircraft flew into the ground at Kenfig Hill.
12/02/1942	P1719	Lysander TT.III	Operated by No.7 A.G.S/R.A.F Stormy Down. Aircraft crashed into sea 12 mile south of Worms Head.
02/03/1942	W3979	Sunderland	Operated by 10 Sqdn/Royal Australian Air Force/Pembroke Dock. Force-landed off St Govan's Had Pembrokeshire.
04/03/1942	R5013	Tiger Moth	Unknown unit/R.A.F. Aircraft crashed during flight at Horton whilst routing Exeter to R.A.E Aberporth.
08/03/1942	L1014	Spitfire F.1	Operated by No.53 O.C.U Sqdn/Fairwood Common. Aircraft crashed into Skirrid Mountain near Abergavenny.
23/03/1942	X4337	Spitfire F.1	Operated by No.53 O.C.U Sqdn/Fairwood Common. Aircraft engine failed and forced landing at R.A.F Llandow with under carriage up.
29/03/1942	BL989	Spitfire Vb	Operated by 402 Sqdn/R.A.F. Aircraft ditched near Helwick Lightship near Worms Head.
08/04/1942	R1597	Wellington B.1C	Operated by No.23 O.T.U. Aircraft hit by lightning whilst over northern edge of Eppynt range and crashed near Llangammarch Wells.
14/04/1942	V9793	Lysander III	Operated by No.7 Air Gunnery School/Stormy Down. Aircraft flew into power cables in Cwm Werner valley and crashed.
15/04/1942	Z6253	Blenheim IV	Operated by No.1 Air Gunnery School/Pembrey. Aircraft suffered engine cut and stalled, spun into ground at Tile House Farm, Llangennith.
25/04/1942	3459 5K+DW	Junkers JU-88A	Operated by IV/KG3 Luftwaffe. Aircraft lost all communications and was intercepted by a RAF Beaufighter 6F X7933. [see 10/10/1942].Crashed on Gwauncester Hill near Builth Wells.
02/05/1942	BL470	Spitfire Vb	Operated by 312[Czech] Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. Aircraft collided with BL231 whilst on mission. Crashed at Kilvrough Farm/Gower.
02/05/1942	BL231	Spitfire Vb	Operated by 312[Czech] Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. Aircraft collided with BL470 whilst on mission. Crashed at Furzeland Farm near Lunnon/Gower. Aircraft salvaged but presumed scrapped.
23/05/1942	X4588	Spitfire 1	Operated by 53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. Aircraft flew into Fan Ddu Brecon Beacons.
24/05/1942	L1218	Blenheim I	Operated by No.1 AGS/R.A.F Pembrey. Aircraft crashed 3 miles east of Pembrey after engine caught fire.
26/05/1942	T3149	Beaufighter V1F	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common.. Aircraft suffered two engine fires and crashed near Morris Farm, Sketty.
27/05/1942	BL929	Spitfire Vb	Aircraft crashed into field near Fairwood Common following collision with second Spitfire.
07/06/1942	V9977	Halifax B.II	Operated by Tele-Communications Flying Unit/R.A.F Defford.. Aircraft crashed near Welsh Bicknor near Ross-on Wye after an engine fire.
17/06/1942	R2318	Beaufighter V1F	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common.. Aircraft crashed near Linnon Village, Gower after high speed spin.[It was also reported to have been carrying out unauthorised aerobatics].
06/07/1942	R1465Y	Wellington B.1C	Operated by No.22 OTU/R.A.F Wellesbourne Mountford. Whilst on night training flight aircraft crashed into hill-side at Waun-Rhydd Brecon Beacons.
17/07/1942	N7253Y	Wellington B.1C	Operated by No.24 Sqdn/R.A.F Kenley. the crew of Hudson I N7253 of 24 Sqn lost control in flight causing the wing to break off and the aircraft to crash at Tyn-y-Bryne Farm, near Llanfair Caereinion.
15/08/1942	P8380 "Black Velvet"	Spitfire 1	Operated by 53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. Aircraft flew into the ground in bad weather at Llwyfnffnan Farm, Glyn-Neath.
19/08/1942	HX482	Wellington B.VIII	Operated by 172 Sqdn/R.A.F Chivenor. Whilst on training flight sadly shot down in friendly fire incident with a United States Navy oil tanker near Scarweather Lightship.
17/08/1942	W8695	Master III	Operated by No.53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. Aircraft was damaged beyond repair when a wing hit the ground in a practice forced landing at Marcross.
19/08/1942	HX482	Wellington B.VIII	Operated by 172 Sqdn/R.A.F Chivenor. Whilst on training flight sadly shot down in friendly fire incident with a United States Navy oil tanker near Scarweather Lightship.
23/08/1942	BM589Y	Spitfire Vb	Operated by No.412 (Canadian) Sqdn. Whilst dog fight training aircraft with second aircraft, this aircraft dived into peat Bog at Cefn Bryn, Gower.
29/08/1942	T3039	Beaufighter IIF	Operated by 125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. On take off aircraft hit some huts and crashed.
15/09/1942	P9322 PQ-?	Spitfire Mk.1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow.. Aircraft crashed onto the Cardiff Golf Coourse/Llanishen. [R.I.P]
22/09/1942	X8150	Beaufighter VIF	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common.. Aircraft crashed into the sea 1 mile from Strumble Head/Pembrokeshire.
24/09/1942	P7319	Spitfire IIA	Operated by No.53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow.. Aircraft was abandoned 100 yds North of St.Athan village and crashed.
26/09/1942	BJ697 G	Wellington B.3	Operated by No.12 O.T.U/R.A.F Chipping Warden. Aircraft flew hillside during night training flight at Fan Hir, Black Mountains
04/10/1942	W8773 + DL570	Master T.3	Operated by 5 RFS/Ternhill. Both Aircraft became lost and descended through cloud hitting hillside near Abergwesyn.
10/10/1942	X7933	Beaufighter VIF	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common.. Aircraft crashed Great Southgate Farm, Gower after suffering engine failure.
15/10/1942	DD784	Mosquito II	Operated by No.19MU/R.A.F St Athan. Aircraft lost its tail recovering from a dive and crashed at Pen-y-Coedcae, near Pontypridd.
06/11/1942	L1068	Spitfire 1	Operated by 2 FPP. Aircraft overshot its landing [at R.A.F Pembrey?] on a ferry flight from Exeter and was damaged beyond repair. Later to 3259M.
09/11/1942	P7372	Spitfire IIA	Operated by 53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. Aircraft collided with Spitfire IIA P8193(landed safely) and crashed near Pontypool.
09/11/1942	P8193	Spitfire IIA	Operated by 53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. Aircraft collided with Spitfire IIA P7372 (crashed) but landed safely.
14/11/1942	AA426	Defiant 1	Operated by 19MU/St Athan. Aircraft undershot on landing at St Athan.
18/11/1942	AA632	Defiant 1	Operated by 286 Sqdn. Aircraft flew into the ground during a practice attack at Llansamlet, 3 miles northeast of Swansea
22/11/1942	P7829	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 OTU/Llandow. Aircraft dived into ground near St Athan at Flemingston. [R.I.P]
25/11/1942	X4477	Spitfire I	Operated by 53 OTU/Llandow. Aircraft caught fire during cleaning at RAF Llandow and was destroyed by fire.
26/11/1942	ES947	Warferry GM.1	Operated by R.A.F Northolt. Aircraft flew into a barrage balloon cable and crashed in the sea near the ASRS Pontoon, Barry Island . This was a Foster-Wickner Wicko light aircraft impressed from G-AFKO.
26/11/1942	R4877	Tiger Moth	Unknown unit/R.A.F. Aircraft crashed during flight near Horton whilst routing Harrowbeer to Fairwood Common.
04/12/1942	LA253	Spitfire F.21	Operated by C.F.S. Aircraft overturned on take-off at R.A.F Llandow after tail had been raised too early and the propellor had struck the runway.
08/12/1942	N3247	Spitfire 1	Operated by 53 OTU/Llandow. Aircraft suffered an engine failure and belly landed at Marcross/Vale of Glamorgan.
24/12/1942	EB289	Whitley V	Operated by HCGU. Overshot on landing at R.A.F Stormy Down and damaged beyond repair.