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Sep 17, 2017

80 years since pre-war RAF crash


On 17 September 1937 three RAF airmen died when their plane crashed into the shallow sea off Penmaenbach headland, Conwy. There's no memorial to them locally but now ...

HistoryPoints has placed a QR-code plaque on the sea wall close to where the Avro Anson MkI came down. People walking or cycling past the headland can scan the codes with their mobiles to read about the accident and the victims, and to see a photo of the wreckage with background landmarks for orientation. The information and photo are also available here