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.

No remains are visible.

Event and Historical Information:
This Blenheim was assigned to 17 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at RAF Llandrow. On 23 September 1940, the aircraft was being flown on instruments alone in bad weather and hit the summit of Garn Wern at around 425m. The three crew members were killed. The niece of the pilot placed a memorial at the crash site in year 2000.

Sources include:
Brecon Beacons National Park, 1995, Identification Guide Aircraft Crashes in the National Park, ID 26
Doylerush, E, 2008, Rocks in the Cloud: High-Ground Aircraft Crashes in South Wales, pg107 and 111

WWW resources:
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/Personnel/SPVA/AviationArchaeology.htm

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, November 2007.