Scampton - Valley

On March 15, 1950 at 02:55 AM, Scampton - Valley experienced a crash involving Avro 694 Lincoln, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Mt Carnedd Llewelyn Gwynedd.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew left RAF Scampton in the evening of March 14 on a liaison flight to RAF Valley in Anglesey. While approaching Anglesey from the east by night and in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of the Mt Carnedd Llywelyn (1,064 meters high) located in the Carneddau Mountain Range, about 23,5 miles southeast of RAF Valley. The wreckage was found in the early morning and all six crew members were killed. Crew (230th OCU): S/L John T. Shore, pilot, F/Lt Cyril A. Lindsey, navigator, Eng Ronald A. Forsdyke, Flight Engineer, Sig Harold Henry Charman, radio operator, Gnr Godfrey L. Cundy, air gunner, Gnr Robert H. Wood, air Gunner.

Aircraft reference details include registration RF511.