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Date: | Friday 2 May 1941 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Fairey Battle Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 9 B&GS RAF |
Registration: | V1211 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near to Pen-y-Mynydd Farm, Kenfig, Bridgend, Glamorgan -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Stormy Down, Port Talbot, South Wales |
Destination airport: | RAF Stormy Down, Port Talbot, South Wales |
Narrative:Battle V1211 was assigned to 9 B&GS (Bombing & Gunnery School) from 8 August 1940. The aircraft crashed into a field near to Pen-y-Mynydd Farm, Kenfig, Bridgend. Glamorgan, on 2nd May 1941, whilst on approach to the drogue dropping area at Sker. According to the ORB for RAF Stormy Down. Port Talbot, South Wales:
"May [1941] had its share of bad weather too. There was a gusty North East wind on the 2nd when Battle V1211 on target towing crashed near Kenfig Pool in deteriorating weather. It burst into flames and AC2 E J Williams, the tow operator and Pilot Officer J Puklo (Polish Forces), aged 23, were both killed. The pilot is buried at Nottage cemetery."
Crew of Battle V1211:
Pilot Officer (Porucznik) Josef Puklo (pilot, Polish Air Force, Service Number P/0729) - killed on active service 2/5/1941, buried at Nottage Cemetery, Porthcawl
AC.2 Edward John Williams (towing winch operator, aged 28)(Service Number 1115523) - killed on active service 2/5/1941, buried at Gwaelodybrithdir Cemetery, Glamorgan
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1983, Royal Air Force Aircraft V1000-V9999, W1000-W9999, p 6.
2. Glamorganshire Police reports for 1939-41. (Glamorgan PRO; File DCON/279/7).
3. The Battle File, Sidney Shail, Air Britain, 1977, p178
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/6191:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16755489 5.
http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf 6.
http://www.ceninrenewables.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Cottrell-1993-Stormy-AirBase.pdf 7.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/7504167/puklo,-josef/ 8.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2717253/williams,-edward-john/ 9.
https://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/515740/details/fairey-battle-i-v1211 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-May-2019 18:45 |
Dr. John Smith |
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20-May-2019 19:05 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location] |
26-May-2019 07:14 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator] |
24-Oct-2020 20:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
25-Oct-2020 14:39 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |