JW 411 wrote: I think the Dakota wreck that BEagle refers to is that of EI-AFL of Aer Lingus which struck the top of Snowdon on a flight from Dublin to Liverpool (or vice versa) on 10th January 1952. The aircraft went into a bog near Llyn Gwynant pretty much in one piece. Only the tail and the tip of one aileron was visible - the rest of the aircraft was in the bog.
We were told that the rescuers had only been able to recover the body of the stewardess from the back of the fuselage - everyone else was still in the aircraft. A fence was erected around the wreckage and the land inside was declared consecrated ground.
Yes - that's the one. The chap I was flying with (Dougie Mee - famous Valley QFI and all-round very nice bloke) did mention that it was Aer Lingus and had hit Snowdon on its way to Speke - the fence was still visible when he showed it to me (1975).
Further info:
10 Jan 1952
LOCATION: Gwynynt Lake, England(sorry- that should read WALES!)
CARRIER: Aer Lingus (Ireland) FLIGHT:
AIRCRAFT: Douglas DC-3
REGISTRY: EI-AFL S/N: 16699/33447
ABOARD: 23 FATAL: 23 GROUND:
DETAILS: The aircraft lost control in severe turbulence and downdrafts and crashed.
Last edited by BEagle; 5th Apr 2004 at 20:25.