On the 9th of December 1957 this Canberra B2 whilst working on Radar trails, with the radar station on the near-by mountain 'Drum', crashed at high speed into a mountain ridge just below the summit of Carnedd Llwelwyn . Hitting the North-West facing slope the aircraft travelling at high speed continued over the ridge and disintegrated over and around Ffynnon Llyffant , the highest lake in Wales.
Wreckage can be found over a great distance , there is so much in fact as to be near impossible to miss. The reason for the crash is not known.
Tragically both crew men were killed in the crash . They were
F/Lt William Albert Bell Pilot
F/Lt Kenneth Charles Frederick Shelley Navigator
This shot shows a plaque made from part of the aircraft attached to one of the engine parts
These are superb photos.
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