Re: [OM] Brecon Beacons crash sites, was Re: Battery gunk

[JOHN DUGGAN]

Chris can probably answer this in a more technical manner but.....Wales has 
historically been used as a pilot training area. Central Wales fairly remote 
(apart from sheep) so less people to annoy. 
During WW2 many airfields in East and South coastal areas. Planes that 
overshot/or off course would eventually hit the nearest high ground :-(  
In wartime conditions no radar on planes only on ground stations, general 
blackout in place, poor radio communications, rudimentary air traffic 
communications, possibly inexperienced navigators, and planes damaged by flak 
or 
enemy fighters. Many planes descended from height looking for landmarks flew 
into high ground.
 Bear in mind many operations took place at night. LOTS of crashes over many 
parts of UK between 1939/45.
 Regards
John Duggan,
Wales, UK



----- Original Message ----
From: John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, 11 December, 2010 21:39:42
Subject: Re: [OM] Brecon Beacons crash sites, was Re:  Battery gunk

Why so many crash sites in Wales ?

Were the air traffic controllers only conversing with the air crews in Welsh 
who in turn got thoroughly confused and then crashed :-)

jh

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