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| HER Number: | MDV107731 |
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| Name: | Liberator crash site on Hamel Down |
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Summary
A B24 Liberator from the 2nd American Bomber Group crashed on Hamel Down whilst on a training flight in 1943 from Royal Air Force Alconbury in Cambridgeshire. The crash location is thought to be near Two Barrows.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 706 792 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE (World War II - 1943 AD to 1943 AD (Between))
Full description
Rendell, P., 2000, Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV352716.
2014, Legendary Dartmoor, Accessed 09/09/2014 (Website). SDV356498.
Hameldown, Two Barrows - 27.12.1943. A B24 Liberator from the 2nd American Bomber Group crashed whilst on a training flight from Royal Air Force Alconbury in Cambridgeshire.
Based on Rendell, 2000.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Precise location of the crash in relation to Two Barrows is unclear. Location of map point approximate!
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352716 | Article in Serial: Rendell, P.. 2000. Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor. Dartmoor News. 52. A5 Stapled. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #2204 ] |
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| SDV356498 | Website: 2014. Legendary Dartmoor. http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk. Website. Accessed 09/09/2014. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV105349 | Related to: Aircraft crash site at Hameldown Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 12 2014 11:35AM |
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