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| HER Number: | MDV107782 |
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| Name: | Aircraft crash site on Okehampton Moor |
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Summary
On 28.12.1943 a Consolidated Liberator crashed on Okehampton Moor whilst on a Anti-shipping flight from Royal Air Force Dunkeswell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 908 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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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 12/09/2014 (Website). SDV356498.
Okehampton Moor - 28.12.1943. A Consolidated Liberator crashed whilst on a Anti-shipping flight from Royal Air Force Dunkeswell. (Based on Rendell, 2000).
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Unclear where the aircraft crash landed in relation to Okehampton Moor (? Though to be Common as marked on the map) so location is 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: #2227 ] |
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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
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 29 2015 12:58PM |
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