The remains of this aircraft are designated as a Controlled Site under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. For further information on this Act and its administration with regard to aircraft, please contact the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre, RAF Innsworth, Gloucester, GL3 1RZ.
Wreckage was spread over a large area, with two of the engines lying down slope. The wreckage has now been gathered into two piles.
Event and Historical Information:
This Wellington was built by Vickers at Chester and assigned to 22 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at Wellesbourne Mountford. It was being flown by a Canadian crew on 6 July 1942 when the aircraft met heavy cloud. It is believed that the pilot descended from the advised 10,000ft to check the Wellington's location and struck the top of Waun Rydd. The crew comprised Sgt J B Kemp, pilot; Sgt E E Mitell, observer; Sgt K F Yull, bomb aimer; Sgt H C Beatty, wireless operator; and Sgt J P Hayes, air gunner. They were all killed and are buried at Hereford. A memorial cairn has been constructed by pupils and staff from Tredeger Comprehensive School.
Sources include:
Brecon Beacons National Park, 1995, Identification Guide Aircraft Crashes in the National Park, ID 14
Doylerush, E, 2008, Rocks in the Cloud: High Ground Aircraft Crashes in South Wales, pg26, 109 and 111
Halley, J J, 1996, Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 to R9999, pg99
