Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this aircraft are not confirmed as present at this location, but may be in the vicinity.
The remains of this aircraft are designated as a Protected Place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. The Act makes it an offence to interfere with the wreckage of any crashed, sunken or stranded military aircraft without a licence. 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.
Event and Historical Information:
This Spitfire was assigned to 57 OTU. The aircraft descended through cloud and crashed into Cwm Cwmorthin, 5 miles south-west of Dolwyddelan on 26 May 1941.
Sources include:
Doylerush, E, 2002, No Landing Place: A Guide to Aircraft Crashes in Snowdonia, pg93
Smith, D J, 1997, High Ground Wrecks and Relics: Aircraft Hulks on the Hills and Mountains of the UK and Ireland (Aviation Pocket Guide)
