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| HER Number: | MDV108849 |
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| Name: | Aircraft Crash Site, St. Giles in the Wood |
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Summary
A Canadian Wellington bomber crashed at Lower Cranford on December 26th 1944.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 525 207 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS52SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | St. Giles in the Wood |
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| District | Torridge |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Memorial stone erected in 1996 to the crew of a Wellington bomber which crashed in 1944
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIRCRAFT (World War II - 1944 AD to 1944 AD (Throughout))
Full description
Andrews, G., 1996, Jack Says 'I'm Sorry Joyce' After 52 Years (Article in Serial). SDV357623.
A Canadian Wellington bomber crashed at Lower Cranford on December 26th 1944 with the loss of three crew members. A memorial stone was erected in 1996.
Young, H. R. F., 1996, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV339203.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339203 | Worksheet: Young, H. R. F.. 1996. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV357623 | Article in Serial: Andrews, G.. 1996. Jack Says 'I'm Sorry Joyce' After 52 Years. Unknown. Cutting + Digital. [Mapped feature: #2390 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV56680 | Related to: Aircraft Memorial Stone (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 8 2015 2:49PM |
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