Date:	Friday 29 July 1949
Time:	day
Type:	Miles Martinet TT Mk 1
Owner/operator:	20 Sqn RAF
Registration:	NR637
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Cardigan Bay, off Barmouth, Merionethshire, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Banner and glider towing
Departure airport:	RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Miles Martinet NR637: Written off (destroyed) when crashed into Cardigan Bay, off Barmouth. 29/07/1949

The aircraft's engine failed in flight, either due to a breakage in the throttle linkage or due to carburettor icing. The pilot ditched the aircraft into Cardigan Bay off Barmouth. Of the two crew, the pilot survived and was rescued, but the target towing winch operator was killed.
Crew:
???? (pilot) RAF : Ok
LAC (3106673) Colin George SELL (TTOp) RAF - killed on active service 29-7-1949

From 1949 to 1951, 20 Squadron was reformed from No 631 Squadron at RAF Llanbedr flying a variety of aircraft in the Anti-Aircraft Cooperation role, providing targets for AAA guns and simulating attacks on ground troops for their training. It moved to RAF Valley in July 1949, disbanding in September 1951

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.522
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._20_Squadron_RAF#Cold_War_(1945-1970)
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmouth
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardigan_Bay

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