Ystradgynlais Aircraft Crash Site
5) Wellington BJ697
Crashed 25th September 1942
The Wellington aircraft, with the designation BJ697, crashed in the Brecon Beacons on 25th September 1942. The table below explains the circumstances and location of the crash, as well as access details and a generic photograph of this kind of aircraft.
| Type of Aircraft | Wellington |
| Designation | BJ697 |
| Date of Crash | 25th sep 1942 (during WW2) |
| Location of Crash | South of Fan Hir at about 510m |
| Reason for Flight | crashed on night cross-country exercise |
| Reason for Crash | due to flying off-course |
| Fate of the Aircrew | Pilot died of his wounds, 2 more aircrew badly injured but survived, another survived unhurt |
| Wreckage Notes | Wreckage exists in small pieces |
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| Access Information | A very difficult site to find; wreckage is 300 paces west of the uppermost of 2 old sheep pens, lying amongst a rocky outcrop |
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