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HER Number:MDV107785
Name:Aircraft crash site on Brent Moor

Summary

On 23.10.1947, a Spitfire crashed on Brent Moor. No further details available.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 670 618
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE (XX - 1947 AD to 1947 AD (Between))

Full description

Rendell, P., 2000, Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV352716.


2014, Legendary Dartmoor, Accessed 12/09/2014 (Website). SDV356498.

Brent Moor - 23.10.1947. A Spitfire crashed - no further details. (Based on Rendell, 2000).


Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Unclear where the aircraft crash landed in relation to Brent Moor so location is approximate only!

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: #2230 ]
SDV356498Website: 2014. Legendary Dartmoor. http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk. Website. Accessed 12/09/2014.

Associated Monuments

MDV5183Related to: Huntingdon Warren (Monument)
MDV14372Related to: Warren House, Huntingdon, Lydford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 29 2015 1:01PM