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| HER Number: | MDV107784 |
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| Name: | Aircraft crash site near Huntingdon Warren |
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Summary
On 13.10.1945, a United States of Amemerica Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Dakota) crashed near Huntingdon Warren.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 669 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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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 - 1945 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Rendell, P., 2000, Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV352716.
2014, Legendary Dartmoor, Accessed 12/09/2014 (Website). SDV356498.
Huntingdon Warren - 13.10.1945. A United States of Amemerica Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Dakota) crashed. Parts of the debis used to decorate living room at the farm, occupied by 'MooRoaMan', Frederick William Symes who squatted in the property between 1942 and the late 1950s.
(Based on Rendell, 2000).
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Unclear where the aircraft crash landed in relation to Huntingdon Warren so location is approximate only!
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: #2229 ] |
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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
| MDV5183 | Related to: Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
| MDV14372 | Related to: Warren House, Huntingdon, Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 29 2015 1:00PM |
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