ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225197
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| Date: | Friday 11 August 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Martinet TT Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 587 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NR614 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mynydd Drumau, near Llanshamlet, Dyffryn Clydach, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Culmhead, Churchstanton, Blackdown Hills, Somerset |
This aircraft was assigned to the 587 Squadron. The aircraft flew into Drummau Mountain (Mynydd Drumau) near Llanshamlet, Dyffryn Clydachn, in fog on 11th August 1944. Pilot W.O.Rees, originally from the Pontardawe area, was killed.
Pilot:
W/O (1316990) John Adrian Prytherch REES RAF - Killed.
Mynydd Drumau (meaning "Mountain of the Ridges" in English) is a mountain in south Wales lying on the border between Swansea and the county of Neath Port Talbot. It is 272 metres/892 feet high, and is located at approximate co ordinates: 51.68514°N 3.84574°W
Sources:
1. Doylerush, E, 2008, Rocks in the Clouds: High Ground Aircraft Crashes in South Wales, p.108
2. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
3. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Glamorgan/PontardaweGrammarSchool.html
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2717178/rees,-john-adrian-prytherch/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mynydd_Drumau
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._587_Squadron_RAF
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Culmhead
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2019 20:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-May-2019 12:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Sep-2019 19:28 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2021 08:46 | Digger | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Mar-2024 07:30 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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