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Denbighshire

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 in Nantglyn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+LL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2682
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to Liverpool, carrying a crew of four. En route, it collided with a balloon barrage cable and crashed in Nantglyn. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Gerhard Löcknitz, pilot,
Lt Heinz Havemann, observer,
Gefr Rudolf Faehrmann, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Hölscher, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Collision with a balloon barrage cable.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
X9449
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6309
YOM:
1935
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Castle Bromwich on a liaison flight, carrying three crew members. En route, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed in a pasture located in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Wales. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three occupants escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Rhyl: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1940 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N5050
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hooton Park - Hooton Park
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Hooton Park at 0800LT on a convoy mission. About an hour into the flight, weather conditions worsened with heavy snow falls. The airplane crashed on the foreshore some 6 km east of Rhyl. A crew member was seriously injured while three others were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Randall Garrett, pilot,
Sgt Harold Christopher Moorby, observer, †
LAC Thomas Christopher McClure, air gunner, †
AC1 Robert Beattie, wireless operator. †

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Rhyl

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N5234
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hooton Park - Hooton Park
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night patrol flight and launched the mission in poor visibility due to snow falls. Shortly after take off, while climbing, the aircraft crash landed in a field located 4 miles east of Rhyl. Due to weather conditions, rescuers took seven hours to reach the scene. All four occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (502th Squadron):
H. C. Moorby,
R. Beattie +2.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident may have been caused by ice accumulation on wings and fuselage.

Crash of an Avro 504N in Rhyl

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-ACOK
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rhyl - Rhyl
MSN:
F2588
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane crashed upon landing on a beach in Rhyl. All three occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havillan DH.80 Puss Moth in Denbigh

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1933
Registration:
G-ABNO
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2161
YOM:
1931
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Hooton Park with two people on board. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Denbigh. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.