Arenig Fawr summit trig point and Flying Fortress memorial
| Site visited | 11 August 2012 | Location |
Arenig Fawr, Snowdonia SH 82643 36949 52.91708°N, 3.74685°W |
| Aircraft | |||
| Manufacturer | Boeing | Registration | 42-3124 |
| Model | B-17 Flying Fortress | Unit | 303rd Bomb Group (Heavy), USAAF |
| Crash date | 4 August 1943 | ||
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Slate memorial plaque
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-3124
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-3124
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-3124
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-3124
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-3124
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Fabulous photos, especially of the concertina’d aluminium and the contrast with the granite. I was just reading about this while researching the Arenig painters and wondered if you’d documented it. Should have known!
Thanks Iain. Funny you should mention the Arenig School…
I love the stories you tell with your photos. You give the context, then zoom in close. The close ups are excellent on their own, but knowing the context gives them meaning, which I like.
I’m glad you appreciate the visual narrative. Thanks for stopping by Dezra.
Great abstracts, Graham, but sad to know the source of the twisted metal.
Thanks Lynn. Finding debris like this always is somewhat poignant.
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its a shame that the slate has been damaged and the stone circle falling down.i was the one with my son craig aged 10 at the time who spent most week ends build and clearing the stone getting them ready to put in place on the finished project,a small chap named mr williams carried the slate slab up arrenig fawr tied on his back with ropes an amazing man he was only 5ft 2ins and it took three of us to lift it off his back and into place,i am now 70yrs young and hope to return to arrenig fawr this year,it will be nice to see it for its 35yrs since i started working on it just in time for the 11th november and the arrival of some of the relatives of the USAF bombers crew who had flown into the uk from america.
As mentioned above i am making arrangements with my grandson,a couple of his friends and my son craig to revisit arenig fawr in mid october 2015 with a view to if possible repair some of the stone work and tidy the area up in the short time that we will have, three days two nights.
I was up on Arenig Fawr yesterday and saw the rememberance plaque. So I googled it this morning as I was interested in the story. I have notice that some of you are thinking of doing some work in the next months or so. I would like to help in anyway I can. I notice that it is possible to get a quad bike up from the Trwasfynydd side to around 300 meter from the summit. As a farmers from Cerrig if you would like my help please get in touch.
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April 2018. Having seen the appalling vandalism last year I am hoping, in conjunction with Dilwyn in replacing this plaque with one made of a substantial piece of stainless steel which will be professionally engraved and hopefully l be proof against vandalism, theft and corrosion for a long time to come. It may well be that some assistance will be required to physically erect it and I would be pleased to hear of anyone who might be in a position to help. It’s early days as yet as there are a few obstacles to overcome.