Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I on Mt Moel Sych: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
BM824
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Mt Moel Sych
Denbighshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Moel Sych, southeast of Llandrillo. A crew member was killed while two others were injured.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I on Mt Moel Sych: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
N9617
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
Location:
Mt Moel Sych
Denbighshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training exercise out from RAF Abingdon. While cruising in limited visibility due to low clouds and mist, the twin engine aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Moel Sych (2,713 feet). A crew member was killed while all four other occupants were injured.
Crew (10th OTU):
F/O Thomas Leonard Weller, pilot, †
Frank Mitchell, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond Keen, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Copland, navigator,
P/O J. E. Taylor, navigator.
Probable cause:
The pilot was flying at a too low altitude.
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