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| HER Number: | MDV107770 |
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| Name: | Aircraft crash site near Princetown |
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Summary
On 06.10.1942 a Wellington Bomber from 142 squadron crashed whilst on operations from Royal Air Force Waltham in Lincolnshire.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 740 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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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 | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE (World War II - 1942 AD to 1942 AD (Between))
Full description
Rendell, P., 2000, Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV352716.
2014, Legendary Dartmoor, Accessed 12/09/2014 (Website). SDV356498.
Near Princetown - 06.10.1942. A Wellington Bomber from 142 Squadron crashed whilst on operations from RAF Waltham in Lincolnshire. (Based on Rendell, 2000).
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Unclear where the aircraft crash landed in relation to Princetown so location is approximate. Given similar location as 1941 crash but these have no connection.
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: #2220 ] |
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| SDV356498 | Website: 2014. Legendary Dartmoor. http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk. Website. Accessed 12/09/2014. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 12 2014 10:12AM |
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