Ystradgynlais Aircraft Crash Site
6) Liberator PB4Y-1 38753
Crashed 25th September 1942
The Liberator aircraft, with the designation PB4Y-1 38753, crashed in the Brecon Beacons on 24th August 1944. 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 | Liberator |
| Designation | PB4Y-1 38753 |
| Date of Crash | 24th August 1944 (during WW2) |
| Location of Crash | in Moel Feity, at about 580m |
| Reason for Flight | crashed on routine night familiarisation training flight |
| Reason for Crash | due to flying into high ground |
| Fate of the Aircrew | crew of 6 were all killed |
| Wreckage Notes | wreckage is scattered over a wide area in small pieces |
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| Access Information | This crash site can easily be visited in combination with 4 above, starting from Bwlch Cerrig Duon at the highest point of the minor road from Trecastle to Tafarn y Garreg |
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