Archaeological remains are not confirmed as present at this location, but may be in the vicinity.

Any 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 Marauder was undertaking a sqaudron transfer flight from Port Lyautey, Morroco, to St Eval on 4 June 1943. The plane was assigned to VIII AFBC, 322nd Bomb Group. 449th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air force and had been named 'Mi Laine' by its crew. The weather ceiling and visibility were both zero, a solid overcast, with a light rain. The aicraft was descending to find a place to land when it hit a tree with its left engine, then hit a hayrick with its right engine, glanced a bank, and then crashed into the centre of the field, bursting into flames.The investigators summarised the cause of loss as instrument let down over hills with clouds, in unfamiliar territory, with no radio or blind approach to facilities available. The crewmen killed were Lt John Reiss, pilot; Lt Eugene Carby, navigator; Sgt Raymond Shoemaker, engineer and Lt William Shoop, passenger.

Sources include:
Doylerush, E 2008 Rocks in the Clouds: High Ground Aircraft Crashes in South Wales
Dyfed Archaeological Trust HER Ref: 105190
Pyper, A 2013 Military Aircraft Crash Sites in South West Wales, Dyfed Archaeological Trust report
US Army Air Force Report of Aircraft Accident 43-06-24-505, RCAHMW Digital Collections

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, January 2014.