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 Spitfire was one of the first production models built. It was delivered to 65 Squadron on 22 March 1939. Its subsequent service history includes previous accidents, such as its engine cutting out on approach and hitting an observation tower at Turnhouse on 23 September 1940 and its undercarriage collapsing during a heavy landing at Llandow on 5 August 1941. It was returned to service with 5
3 Operational Training Unit (OTU) on 16 August 1941 but, on 3 September 1941, it bellylanded while lost at Cwmffrwd, Carmarthen. This time, the aircraft was severely damaged. It was dismantled on site.

Sources include:
Dyfed Archaeological Trust HER ref: 105304
Halley, J, 1976, Royal Air force Aircraft K1000 - K9999, pg80
Halley, J J , 1995, The K File, pg328
Pyper, A, 2013, Military Aircraft Crash Sites in South West Wales, Dyfed Archaeological Trust Report

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, January 2014.