The remains of this aircraft are designated as a Controlled Site 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.

The crash has left a scar near the top of Moel Y Gar, close to the hill fort.

Event and Historical Information:
The C-47 was assigned to the 18th Troop Carrier Service (TCS), 64th Troop Carrier Group, USAAF. It was being used to transfer personnel of the 14th Fighter Group from the US. In the days before the crash, the aircraft had flown the legs from the 14th FG's normal peace time station to Prestwick, Glasgow. An overnight stop was made before the final section of the journey to Atcham. The aircraft took off from Prestwick and headed south on 23 August 1942, the weather en-route was cloudy, and as the aircraft reached North Wales the crew began a descent through the weather. While still in cloud the C-47 struck the northern side of Moel-y-Gaer. It broke up and caught fire. The servicemen killed were Charles Edward Williams, 1st Lieutenant, Pilot; Richard Pazder, 1st Lieutenant, Navigator; Theodore F. Furness Jnr, 2nd Lieutenant; Morris B. Penner, 2nd Lieutenant; Harry R. Adams, Private 1st Class, Passenger; Jonathan B. Akers, Technical Sergeant, Passenger; Robert E. Anderson, Technical Sergeant, Passenger; Isreal Gross, Technical Sergeant, Passenger; Herman A. Hermes, Technical Sergeant, Passenger; Raymond S. Nash, Technical Sergeant, Passenger; and Jesse L. Patterson, Technical Sergeant, Passenger. Some of the above are buried at the Cambridge American Cemetery. The only passenger to survive was George A. Lesikar, Technical Sergeant.

Sources include:
Wotherspoon, N, Sheldon, M and Clark, A, 2009, Aircraft Wrecks: The Walkers Guide - Historic Crash Sites on the Moors and Mountains of the British Isles, pg 69

WWW resources:
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/Personnel/SPVA/AviationArchaeology.htm
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/wales/wales41-7803.htm

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, January 2015.