Snowdonia

Panoramic view of Snowdonia from Gaerwen (phone-camera panorama)

Date

5 May 2018

Location

Gaerwen, Anglesey
SH 49327 72292; 53.22622°N, 4.25852°W

Arenig Fawr – Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 42-3124, 303rd Bomb Group (Heavy), USAAF, 4 Aug 1943

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
Memorial Plaque
In memory of the crew of the Flying Fortress which crashed on the Arenig 4th August 1943 1st Lt James N Pratt, Boise, Idaho 2nd Lt Allan M Boner, Tinley Park, Illinois 2nd Lt William A Bowling, Covington, Kentucky T/Sgt Frederic J Royar, Queens Village, New York S/Sgt Walter J Johnston, Fayette, Ohio Sgt Walter B Robinson, Sacramento, California Sgt Phillip Simonte, Highland Park, Michigan Pfc Alfred B van Dyke, Brookville, Pennsylvania

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Aircraft Crash Sites in Snowdonia – Part 3

Aircraft Crash Sites in Snowdonia – Part 2

Aircraft Crash Sites in Snowdonia – Part 1