Page 4 Aircraft Incidents in Southern Wales 1941

Page 4 Aircraft Incidents in Southern Wales 1941

Date	Serial/Registration	Aircraft Type	Details
09/01/1941	R3215	Wellington B.1C	Operated by 103 Sqdn/R.A.F newton. Following a raid over Rhur Valley, the crew became lost on return trip and had to make a forced landing near Llanover Abergavenny. The aircraft was eventually recovered by No.78 MU Bynea and put back into service.
12/01/1941	P3871	Hurricane I	Operated by 70 Sqdn. Crashed after a mid-air collision with another and crashed at R.A.F Pembrey [R.I.P].
15/02/1941	AW115	Rapide	Operated by No.8 AACU/R.A.F Rhoose.. Aircraft failed to gain flying speed on the wet airfield at Rhoose, stalled and crashed.
15/02/1941	P3035	Hurricane I	Operated by No.79 Sqdn/R.A.F Pembrey.. The aircraft hit a Chance light on overshoot at night and crashed at RAF Pembrey.
25/03/1941	T1806	Blenheim 1V	Operated by No.236 Sqdn/R.A.F Thorney Island [Det'd to Carew Cheriton].. Aircraft crashed on approach at Carew Cheriton. [RIP]
26/03/1941	L1041	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow.. Aircraft suffered damage during belly landing at Llandow.[also reported to have same type of incident two days later
23/04/1941	P4781	DH.82B Queen Bee	Operated by R.A.F Manorbier.. Following loss of radio control, the aircraft crashed 50 miles from its home base at Parkmill, Gower.
27/04/1941	P3264	Hurricane I	Operated by No.79 Sqdn/Pembrey. Aircraft crashed into sea off Burry Holms.
08/05/1941	Z2324	Hurricane I	Operated by No.32 Sqdn Aircraft crashed on Cefn Sidan beach [R.I.P].
17/05/1941	W9231	Hurricane I	Operated by No.316 Sqdn Aircraft crashed at Pwll/Llanelli during a forced-landing.
21/05/1941	N6853	Tiger Moth	Aircraft departed Pembrey but didnt arrive and crashed in River Severn near Beachley.
21/05/1941	V9361	Lysander IIIa	Aircraft departed Pembrey to search for Tiger Moth [N6853] but due to the bad weather aircraft flew into hillside and burnt out whilst attempting to land at Pembrey.
22/05/1941	AH810	P.40 Tomahawk I	Operated by No.400 [Canadian] Sqdn/Odiham. Whilst en-route to Pembrey with three aircraft attempting to find the airfield in fog. Two returned to Odiham but this aircraft force landed in field near Llangennith.
11/06/1941	L6845	Whirlwind 1	Operated by 25 Sqdn/R.A.F Filton. Aircraft crashed near Llandenny,Usk.
13/06/1941	V6958	Hurricane 1	Operated by 316 Sqdn/R.A.F Pembrey. Aircraft struck second aircraft and entered flat-spin causing pilot to bale out. Aircraft crashed on Muddlescwm Farm, Kidwelly.
24/06/1941	P9603	Sunderland I	Operated by 10 Sqdn/Royal Australian Air Force/R.A.F Mount Batten/Plymouth Sound. Aircraft overshot landing area and crashed into rocks at Popton point/Pembroke Dock. A major article and pictures can be found at aircrewremembered.com under P9603  [With grateful thanks for their pictures]
07/07/1941	X4607	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow.. Aircraft collided with X4024 and crashed near Quakers Yard killing both pilots and three on the ground. [R.I.P to all]
07/07/1941	X4204	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow.. Aircraft collided with X4607 and crashed near Quakers Yard killing both pilots and three on the ground. [R.I.P to all]
10/07/1941	X4988	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.C.U Sqdn/Fairwood Common. Aircraft stalled during a practise dogfight and spun into the ground at Marcross aerodrome.
01/08/1941	L6242	Blenheim I	Operated by No.1 Air Gunnery School/Pembrey. Aircraft crashed into sea 1 mile north off Burry Holms.
06/08/1941	X4381	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.C.U Sqdn/Fairwood Common. dived out of cloud, lost a wing and crashed into Taran Felen Uchaf, Ton Pentre, near Pontpridd, killing the pilot. The a/c was struck off charge on 21st August and, on 30th January 1942, went to the Crash Investigation Unit at Farnborough. It subsequently became GIA 3546M at 12 SoTT Melksham before being scrapped on 14th June 1945.
08/08/1941	L5728	Battle 1	Operated by No.1 Air Gunnery School/Pembrey. Force landed on Llangennith beach after engine failure.
26/08/1941	L1009	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.C.U Sqdn/Fairwood Common. ran out of fuel and belly landed at Llandow causing damage beyond repair.
26/08/1941	X4263	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.C.U Sqdn/Fairwood Common. dived into the Bristol Channel off Rhoose Point, 4.5 miles East of Llandow.
31/08/1941	X4474	Spitfire 1	Operated by No 53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. suffered an u/c collapse on landing at RAF Llandow. Repaired on site by 3rd September.
31/08/1941	L5637	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.7 A.G.S/-. dived into the sea 5 miles off Porthcawl for unknown reasons.
31/08/1941	X4901	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.C.U Sqdn/R.A.F Llandow. stalled on landing at Llandow causing the undercarriage to be torn off.
09/09/1941	K9958	Spitfire 1	Operated by No 53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. stalled on landing at Llandow causing the undercarriage to collapse.
12/09/1941	X4415	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.C.U Sqdn/Fairwood Common. undershot on approach to RAF Llandow and hit a house, causing it to crash land. Transferred to AST at Hamble 5 days later for repair but struck off charge on 1st October 1941​.
26/09/1941	L1014	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.C.U Sqdn/Fairwood Common. Aircraft landed on beach 1 mile west of Whitland Point Lighthouse due to low fuel. Successfully refuelled and departed the next day.
05/10/1941	P9945	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.C.U Sqdn/Fairwood Common. Aircraft crashed in the Bristol Channel 1.5 miles off Southerndown.
28/09/1941	L1041	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow.. Aircraft suffered damage at Llandow.
29/09/1941	X4039	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow.. Aircraft collided with N3279 and crashed [Location not exactly known but likely to be at or near R.A.F Llandow.
29/09/1941	N3279	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow.. Aircraft collided with X4039 and crashed [Location not exactly known but likely to be at or near R.A.F Llandow.
21/10/1941	T4014	Defiant 1	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/Fairwood Common. Aircraft hit a Chance Light in turn on approach to flare path at night and crashed at Fairwood Common
22/10/1941	T4040	Defiant 1	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/Fairwood Common. Aircraft hit Hurricane 1Z5605 on a night take-off from Fairwood Common.
22/10/1941	Z5605	Hurricane 1	Unit not known. Aircraft hit by Defiant 1 T4040.
25/10/1941	T3985	Defiant 1	Operated by 125 Sqdn/Fairwood Common. Hit a balloon cable after take off on a night patrol from Fairwood Common. Abandoned and crashed at Skewen.
25/10/1941	Z3466	Hurricane IIB	Operated by 79 Sqdn/R.A.F Pembrey. had an engine cut on overshoot resulting in a crash landing at Fairwood Common..
29/10/1941	X4823	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. collided with P9459 and crashed in the sea 3 miles south of Nash Point, killing both pilots..
29/10/1941	P9459	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow.. collided with X4823 and crashed in the sea 3 miles south of Nash Point, killing both pilots..
03/11/1941	X4913	Spitfire 1	Operated by 53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. Aircraft flew into Pen-y-Fan Mountain in the Brecon Beacons and caught fire. The wreck was not found until the 21/07/1942.
07/11/1941	X4427	Spitfire 1	Operated by 53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. Aircraft spun into the ground out of cloud at Caerphilly Common killing the pilot. [R.I.P]
08/11/1941	K6653	Spitfire 1	Operated by 1 FTS. Aircraft overshot on landing at Stormy Down, braked hard and overturned.
21/11/1941	Z3393	Hurricane 1	Crashed onto Bryn Common following engine problems.
24/11/1941	AW292	Beaufort I	Operated by 52 FPP. Aircraft suffered an engine failure  in the Llandow circuit on a delivery flight, lost height, hit trees and crashed  at Fishware Farm, St.Mary's Church.
25/11/1941	AR226 "GK-E"	Spitfire 1A	Operated by 52 OTU/R.A.F Aston Down. Aircraft ran out of fuel while lost, hit a hedge and overturned in a forced landing near Fairwood Common. Wreck later taken to No.78MU/R.A.F Bynea
06/12/1941	X4427	Spitfire 1	Operated by 53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. overshot on an emergency landing at RAF Llandow. Transferred to AST at Exeter on 13th November and repaired by February 1942, returning to 53 OTU, via 38 MU, on 20th June 1942.
07/12/1941	R6969	Spitfire 1	Operated by 53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. During some aerobatics aircraft spun into ground near Aberthaw cement works. R.I.P.
14/12/1941	AH530	Catalina Mk.1	Operated by No.209 Sqdn/R.A.F Invergorden. Whilst landing at Pembroke Dock, aircraft hit partially submerged object and and crashed/sank. R.I.P
15/12/1941	X4940	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. Crash landed at Wilton Farm near Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan. Damaged beyond repair
18/12/1941	P4711	Queen Bee 1	Operated by No.1 AACop. When in use as a target Drone, aircraft lost near Llangybi,Monmouthshire.
23/12/1941	W8418	Catalina Mk.1	Operated by No.240 Sqdn/R.A.F Calshot. Following an operational mission, the aircraft crashed and sank at R.A.F Pembroke Dock. R.I.P.
27/12/1941	X4722	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. Dived into ground at Byass Road, Port Talbot after Australian Pilot became disorientated in cloud.
29/12/1941	L1038	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 OTU/R.A.F Llandow. Crashed in forced landing near Peterson Super Ely/Vale of Glamorgan.Aircraft initially went for repair but designated Cat.5 in May 1942 R.I.P
30/12/1941	T3350	Beaufighter Mk.1	Operated by No.236 Sqdn/R.A.F Thorney Island. Force landed after engine failure 1 mile from R.A.F Carew Cheriton.