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HER Number:MDV107782
Name:Aircraft crash site on Okehampton Moor

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
Map Sheet:SX59SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishOkehampton Hamlets
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOKEHAMPTON

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

SDV352716Article in Serial: Rendell, P.. 2000. Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor. Dartmoor News. 52. A5 Stapled.
SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #2227 ]
SDV356498Website: 2014. Legendary Dartmoor. http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk. Website. Accessed 12/09/2014.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range

Date Last Edited:Sep 29 2015 12:58PM