Page 6 - Aircraft Incidents in Southern Wales 1943

Page 5 - Aircraft Incidents in Southern Wales 1943

Date	Serial/Registration	Aircraft Type	Details
01/01/1943	X7967	Beaufighter Mk.VIF	Operated by No.125 (Newfoundland) Sqdn, RAF Fairwood Common Aircraft crashed into Bristol Channel, 3 miles west of the Scarweather Lightship. Wales
02/01/1943	x4854	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 OTU/RAF Llandow. Aircraft crashed near Dunraven Castle, 150 yards off Nash Point, Glamorgan
03/01/1943	41-23808	B-24D Liberator	Operated by 67thBS/44thBG/R.A.F  Aircraft crashed  Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales
03/01/1943	41-23771	B-24D Liberator	Operated by  66th BS/44th BG/R.A.F Aircraft crashed near Ambleston/Pembrokeshire
08/01/1943	X????	Beaufighter Mk.VIF	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common, whilst operating a night training flight, crew diverted to R.A.F Colerne due to engine problem. Aircraft returned to Swansea the next day.
11/01/1943	X8258	Beaufighter Mk.VIF	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common, Aircraft stalled and crashed into Clyne Valley. The aircraft disintegrated and burst into flame on impact.
12/01/1943	X????	Beaufighter Mk.VIF	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common,. Aircraft landing from night flying, the aircraft swung off the runway and undercarriage was damaged.
13/01/1943	DD299	Mosquito NF.11	Operated by 3 Ferry Pilot Pool Air Transport Auxiliary/(R.A.F Hawarden). Whilst on ferry flight and delivery to R.A.F Valley whist landing at R.A.F St Athan, the aircraft landing had an undercarriage collapse. The probable cause was a defect in hydraulic system which prevented undercarriage from locking down.
15/01/1943	X8134	Beaufighter Mk.VIF	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common,. Took off for Day Defensive patrol but at approx at 15:30 hrs Pilot called Op's informing them that he was in the vicinity of the Smalls and that one engine had out. Both baled out but sadly killed. [RIP]
16/01/1943	P8396	Spitfire II	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow.  Spitfire P8396 'Bermuda II' collided with Spitfire X4067 'Hissar II' piloted by Sgt G.A Kemp, while in formation over Cross Farm, St Hilary, Cowbridge, Glamorgan, on 16th January 1943. Pilot of Spitfire P8396 killed.[R.I.P].
16/01/1943	x4067	Spitfire II	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow.  Spitfire P8396 'Bermuda II' collided with Spitfire X4067 'Hissar II' while in formation over Cross Farm, St Hilary, Cowbridge, Glamorgan
26/01/1943	R6924	Spitfire II	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. Pilot had to find an airfield quickly as his fuel was diminishing due poor weather and gained a radio fix from the beacon at RAF Fairwood Common. He started to overshoot but the Spitfire began to swing off the runway and hit a stationary steamroller at the end of the runway. Pilot sadly killed [R.I.P]  Aircraft as SoC and scrapped at the foundry at Bynea.
27/01/1943	x3936	Wellington III	Operated by No.115 Sqdn/ RAF Wretham. Folowing a mission, the aircraft had lost its compass and found itself short of fuel near the Bristol Channel/Severn bridge area. Aircraft abandoned and crashed in River Wye near Bigsweir Bridge.
29/01/1943	AM913	B-24 Liberator	Operated by 511 Sqdn/R.A.F Lyneham. On final approach to R.A.F Talbenny Pembrokeshire, the pilot lost control of the aircraft as the result of an engine's explosion. Aircraft came down in a field few miles from the runway threshold. [R.I.P to those lost in accident]
06/02/1943	N3221	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. The Spitfire broke up in the air during local training. It may have touched the ground while low flying, before climbing away and disintegrating. Wreckage was widely scattered and pieces were recorded found in fields below Pendoylan.
06/02/1943	K9801	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. Run out of fuel it and landed wheels-up nearby to R.A.F  Stormy Down airfield Aircraft repaired
09/02/1943	P8447	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. Spitfire was destroyed when it struck a tree and crashed on Gowley Farm near Llancarfan. The pilot was killed.[R.I.P]
15/02/1943	X4067	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. after a mid-air collision with Spitfire Mk II P7822 during a practice formation flight. Crashed into the sea about one mile off St Athan
15/02/1943	P7822	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. after a mid-air collision with Spitfire Mk II P7822 during a practice formation flight. Crashed into the sea about one mile off St Athan
16/02/1943	U5+FM	DO.217E	Operated by Staffel 4./KG 2 Luftwaffe/Eindhoven. On a mission the aircraft whilst over Swansea, it was intercepted by Beaufighters from 125 Squadron and shot down. It crashed in Port Eynon bay [R.I.P].
26/02/1943	X7890	Beaufighter VIF	Operated by No.125 Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. Crashed at Werganrows Farm, Blackhills Lane, Upper Killay, just outside the perimeter of RAF Fairwood Common [R.I.P]
09/03/1943	X4590	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. while taxiing the aircraft for take off, collided with a road roller on the runway damaging the aircraft.
27/03/1943	X4773	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. The aircraft dived out of formation from high altitude (25,000 ft reported - oxygen starvation) and dived into ground near The Greendown Inn, St Georges Super Ely near Cardiff.
28/03/1943	K9862	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. Collided with K9850 and crashed onto Pant-yn-Awel farm to the north of the village of R.A.F St Athan
28/03/1943	K9850	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. Collided with K9862 and crashed onto Flemingston Court farm to the north of the village of R.A.F St Athan
31/03/1943	P8239	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. Aircraft was damaged beyond repair when it struck a pole during a forced landing when low on fuel in fog, near Old Wallace Farm, Wenvoe
04/04/1943	p7378	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. Spitfire P7378 was making an emergency landing at RAF Station Llandow when it struck Spitfire P8641 which was waiting to take-off. Both Spitfires burst into flames and both pilots were killed
04/04/1943	P8641	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow. Spitfire P8641 was struck at R.A.F Llandow by landing Spitfire P7378.Both Spitfires burst into flames and both pilots were killed [R.I.P]
06/04/1943	L1071	Spitfire 1	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow Aircraftstalled at 6000ft and pilot glided to R.A.F Llandow. Without hydraulic power he carried out a wheels up landing. Initially she was for repair she was re-cat’ to E on the 28th and written off going for spares
10/04/1943	42-29505 "Gunga Din"	B-17F	Operated by 368th BS/360thBG/USAAF. Aircraft was on ferry flight from Florida and became lost and crashed into Foel Cwm-Cerwyn mountain/Preseli range [RIP].
11/04/1943	HE213	Wellington Mk.5	Operated by 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF/R.A.F Middleton St George. Abandoned in sea off Tenby/Pembrokeshire after becoming lost on return from raid.
15/04/1943	DZ272	Mosquito NF.111	Operated by No.307 Lwowskich Purchaczy Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. Aircraft suffered engine problems and made emergency landing at Fairwood Common and overshot runway.
29/05/1943	T9114	Sunderland Mk.11	Operated by No.10 Sqdn/Royal Australian Air Force. The Sunderland alighted in open ocean to rescue survivors of two crashed aircraft: Sunderland JM675 and an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber (BD282). Survivors were transferred to the Free French destroyer 'La Combattante'. Damaged on takeoff and safely landed at Angle airfield.
30/06/1943	HJ651	Mosquito NF.111	Operated by No.307 Lwowskich Purchaczy Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. Aircraft suffered engine problems and made emergency landing at Fairwood Common
05/07/1943	DZ???	Mosquito NF.111	Operated by No.307 Lwowskich Purchaczy Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. Aircraft suffered engine problems and made emergency landing at Fairwood Common
31/07/1943	HJ657	Mosquito NF.111	Operated by No.307 Lwowskich Purchaczy Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. Aircraft suffered engine problems and made emergency landing at Fairwood Common.
31/07/1943	DD609	Mosquito NF.111	Operated by No.307 Lwowskich Purchaczy Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. Aircraft suffered engine problems and made emergency landing at Fairwood Common
31/07/1943	DD778	Mosquito NF.111	Operated by No.307 Lwowskich Purchaczy Sqdn/R.A.F Fairwood Common. Aircraft suffered engine problems and made emergency landing at Fairwood Common
24/04/1943	P7607	Spitfire I	Operated by No.53 O.T.U/R.A.F Llandow The aircraft hit the ground trying to recover from a dive ½ mile west of Aberceredin School, Adare Street, Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan [R.I.P]
03/05/1943	z9318	Whitley Mk.V	Operated by No.10 O.T.U/R.A.F Abingdon Aircraft Ditched off St Anne's Head,Pembrokeshire after suffering engine failure
11/05/1943	Z6348	Blenheim IV	Operated by No.1 AGS/R.A.F Pembrey. It was still in the take-off phase when it plunged into the ground at Pant-Teg farm nearly a mile Northeast of the station, killing all four on board [R.I.P].
13/05/1943	HH253	Hotspur II	Operated by No.5 G.T.S/R.A.F Shobden. Glider being towed by Miles Master from RAF Shobdon when the tow rope broke and flung back into a wing. Just as he cleared the trees that stood lay at the head of this field a sudden thermal caused the glider to drop suddenly and hit the treetops on Llandew Farm. The glider, however, was damaged beyond repair.
14/05/1943	W6590	Oxford Mk.11	Operated by No.115 Sqdn/Base not known. Aircraft dived vertically into Turner's Farm, known at the time as Morris Farm, Sketty, Swansea. [R.I.P]
17/05/1943	JM244	Beaufighter Mk.XIC	Operated by No.304 Ferry Sqdn/R.A.F Port Ellen.  Flight appears to have en route to RAF St Athan for fitting of equipment. Two local pilots buzzed family houses but sadly the aircraft crashed into the ground at Highfield in Ferndale.
28/05/1943	AL750	Boston Mk.III	Operated by No.307 Ferry Unit/R.A.F ???. Whilst landing with port engine unserviceable. overshot and turned to port presumably to make a second approach but dived into the ground from 100 feet near Hoaton, one mile from RAF Talbenny, Wales. [RIP]
21/09/1943	LT888	Anson	Operated by No.7A.G.S/R.A.F Stormy Down. collided with Lysander III and crashed 1/4 mile NNW of Stormy Down
21/09/1943	T1588	Lysander III	Operated by No.7 A.G.S/R.A.F Stormy Down. collided with Anson and crashed 1/4 mile NNW of Stormy Down