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| HER Number: | MDV107733 |
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| Name: | Aircraft crash site at Lower White Tor |
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Summary
On 04/07/1939, a Fairley Battle from Royal Air Force Benson in Oxfordshire crashed whilst on a cross-country exercise.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 619 793 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1939 AD)
Full description
Rendell, P., 2000, Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV352716.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Lower White Tor is depicted on the modern mapping. Unclear where the aircraft crash landed so location is approximate.
Sandles, T., 2014-2019, Legendary Dartmoor, Accessed 09/09/2014 (Website). SDV356498.
Lower White Tor - 04.07.1939. A Fairley Battle from Royal Air Force Benson in Oxfordshire crashed whilst on a cross-country exercise. (Based on Rendell, 2000).
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: #2206 ] |
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| SDV356498 | Website: Sandles, T.. 2014-2019. Legendary Dartmoor. http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk. Website. Accessed 09/09/2014. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 28 2022 11:29AM |
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