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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Page 9 - Aircraft Incidents in South Wales 1946-1950 [Updated 19/02/2024]

Page 9 Aircraft Incidents in Southern Wales 1946-1950
The following is a list of incidents and accidents which are known to have taken place in the South Wales region or aircraft which were on route from / to the various airfields in that region. 
I have decided to try and include this "South Wales" region as bounded as St David's in the west, the Severn Bridges in the east, Bristol Channel in the south and finally around Rhayader area in the north.

Date Serial/Registration Aircraft Type Details
07/01/1946 PH242 Oxford Mk.1 Operated by No.21(P) Advanced flying unit/R.A.F Wheaton Aston.
Aircraft crashed at Hay Bluff in poor
weather conditions whilst on night training flight.
15/01/1946 HB504 Vengeance II Operated by 3505 Support Unit/R.A.F Rhoose.
The gasket on one of the engine tappet boxes leaked oil, which sprayed onto the windscreen obscuring the pilots vision, and, at the same time, the engine began to run roughly. The pilot made a tight circuit to land, but due to his poor visibility, the aircraft stalled during the final turn to the runway and crashed.
16/01/1946 X4067 - named Bermuda II Spitfire IIA Operated by No.53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow.
collided in a formation flight, X4067 cutting off the tail of P8396. X4067 made a forced landing at the Cross Farm, St Hilary and was repaired in a few days.
16/01/1946 P8396 - named Hissar II Spitfire IIA Operated by No.53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow.
collided in a formation flight, X4067 cutting off the tail of P8396. P8396 crashed at Cross Farm, St Hilary killing the South African pilot.
16/02/1946 NV787 Tempest Mk.5 Aircraft departed Fairwood Common but had engine problems so an emergency landing at R.A.F St Athan was planned. Sadly aircraft hit tree at Llancadle Farm and was destroyed.
21/03/1946 PT766 Spitfire LF.IX Operated by No.595 Sqdn/Fairwood Common. Aircraft dived into ground near Bishopstown/Swansea.
30/09/1946 PX273 Hornet F.1 Operated by No.30MU.
Aircraft was on flight from St Athan to
West Raynham and hit hill side at high
 speed near Mynydd-y-glog, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
22/07/1947 VA302 vVampire F.1 Operated by No.595 Sqdn/ R.A.F Pembrey. Aircraft suffered an engine failure on take-off from Pembrey when the impeller broke up. The aircraft crashed straight ahead into sand dunes, turned over and was destroyed by fire.
09/12/1947 VA361 Buckmaster T.1 Operated by St Athan No.19 MU. Aircraft Belly landed at St.Athan after the starboard undercarriage failed to lower.
20/10/1947 MH504 Spitfire LF.9 Operated by No 595 Sqdn.
Aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot recovered to Pembrey for an emergency landing, made downwind and into the sun. To avoid overshooting he swung the aircraft but the port undercarriage collapsed..
14/01/1948 DT464 Master T.2 Operated by 3 Glider Training School/R.A.F Llandow.
Aircraft was taxyed into a pile of soil at its base at RAF Llandow causing the undercarriage to collapse.
11/02/1948 SM357 Spitfire LF.16 Operated by No.595 Sqdn/R.A.F Pembrey.
Aircraft was damaged beyond repair in a heavy landing at RAF Pembrey.
17/04/1948 SL675 Spitfire LF.16E Operated by No.614 Sqdn/R.A.F Llandow.
The a/c was seen to emerge from cloud in a dive and to attempt to level off over the Bristol Channel off Barry, Glamorgan. However, the a/c struck the water and broke up, killing the pilot, Pilot Officer Howard Hughes Evans.
17/07/1948 SL543 Spitfire LF.16E Operated by No.614 Sqdn/R.A.F Llandow.
The pilot forgot to lower the undercarriage and the a/c belly landed at Llandow, recat E2 on 19/11/48.
29/10/1948 SL579 Spitfire LF.16 Operated by 203 AFS..
Aircraft struck SL670 during a formation change whilst battle formation training and crashed in the Bristol Channel.
29/10/1948 SL670 Spitfire LF.16 Operated by 203 AFS.
Aircraft struck SL579 during a formation change whilst battle formation training and crashed in the Bristol Channel. SL670 made a wheels-up landing in North Devon.
18/09/1949 PK403 Spitfire F.22 Operated by No.614 Sqdn/R.A.F Llandow.
Aircraft struck SL579 during a formation change whilst battle formation training and crashed in the Bristol Channel. SL670 made a wheels-up landing in North Devon.
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