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Aircraft crash sites

A number of military airplanes have crashed into the mountains around the Senni Valley.

  • Below is part of the crash debris (SN 914 213) from an Avro Vulcan B. Mk.2 XH536 of the RAF Cottesmore Wing, which flew into Fan Bwlch Chwyth in the Brecon Beacons on the 11th February 1966 while on a training flight. The aircraft struck near the top of the mountain and broke apart over a large area, killing the five crew members.

Other aircraft crash sites to the South are at SN 8163 1688 (Wellington bomber MF509, which has been described and discussed), SN 8321 1833 (Wellington bomber BJ697) and SN 827 202 (Vampire VZ106).

Updated by Webmaster  18 January 2006 05:43