October 13th – 15th: Aran Fawddwy (905m) + Aran Benllyn (885m) in the Snowdonia National Park The Expedition Skills Module is an optional module available to walking leaders. It’s an opportunity to increase your skills where you will be trained and assessed to lead groups on multi day camping expeditions.The Read more…
Date of Crash: July 6th, 1942 Event and Historical Information:This Wellington was built by Vickers at Chester and assigned to 22 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at Wellesbourne Mountford. It was being flown by a Canadian crew on 6 July 1942 when the aircraft met heavy cloud. It is believed that Read more…
Date of Crash: September 5th 1943 Event and Historical Information:On 5 September 1943, this Lancaster was undertaking a cross-country night flying exercise from Winthorpe when it crashed north of Fan Foel at around 620m. The crew comprised Sgt N T Duxbury, pilot; Pilot Officer V R Folkerson, navigator; Sgt R Read more…
Date of Crash: November 20th 1944 Event and Historical Information:On 20 November 1944, a Vickers Wellington MF509 assigned to 22 Operational Training Unit at Wellesbourne Mountford crashed on Carreg Goch at around 520m. The aircraft was on cross-country night flying training exercise when it developed trouble with its starboard engine. Read more…
Date of Crash: October 9th 1953 Event and Historical Information:On 9 October 1953, this Vampire VZ106 was assigned to 233 OCU was undertaking a training flight from RAF Pembrey. It crashed on the west slope of Fan Hir at around 620m. The crewman was killed.
Date of Crash: September 25th, 1942 Event and Historical Information:On 25 September 1942, this Wellington was assigned to 12 Operation Training Unit (OTU) at Chipping Warden and was undertaking a cross-country night flying exercise when it crashed south of Fan Hir at around 510m. The cause given was that the Read more…
September 14th/15th: NNAS Gold Training & Assessment on the Black Mountain /// September 17th: NNAS Tutor Award /// September 18th: NNAS Tutor Award /// September 29th – October 1st: HML Training /// October 6th – 7th: HML Assessment ///