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| HER Number: | MDV67914 |
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| Name: | Aircraft crash site, Old Park Farm, Pinhoe |
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Summary
A Wellington Mark II bomber crashed into the orchard here in September 1941 (104 Squadron from RAF Driffield in Yorkshire). Site is protected under the Military Remains Act 1986.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 964 952 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Broad Clyst |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PINHOE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NE/46/1
- Protection under the 1986 Military Remains Act
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE (World War II - 1941 AD to 1941 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Orchard shown to north of Old Park farmhouse.
Worrall, G., 2003, Take-Off Tragedy (Article in Serial). SDV22472.
Wellington bomber crashed into orchard of 'Old Park Farm' in September 1941
Haddrell, S., 2009, Pinhoe New Village, Devon (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV344449.
Geophysical survey undertaken in fields around Old Park farmhouse. Other details: Figures 1 and 6.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2010, Old Park Farm, Pinhoe, Devon. Archaeological Evaluation, 6 (Report - Evaluation). SDV346467.
A twin engine Wellington mark II aircraft crashed into the orchard of Old Park Farm during World War II, killing all six crew members. The remains of the crew and the wreckage of the plane were recovered but the site is a protected placed, under the terms of the Military Remains Act 1986.
Mudd, A. + Weavill, T., 2017, Fragments of a Lowland Landscape: Archaeological Investigations at Old Park Farm, Pinhoe, 2009-2014, 131 (Article in Serial). SDV364129.
A Wellington Mark II aircraft crashed here in 1941 killing all the crew (104 Squadron from RAF Driffield in Yorkshire).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV22472 | Article in Serial: Worrall, G.. 2003. Take-Off Tragedy. Exeter Leader. Newspaper/Magazine Cutting + Digital. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #44062 ] |
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| SDV344449 | Report - Geophysical Survey: Haddrell, S.. 2009. Pinhoe New Village, Devon. Stratascan Report. J2655. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV346467 | Report - Evaluation: Cotswold Archaeology. 2010. Old Park Farm, Pinhoe, Devon. Archaeological Evaluation. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 10104. A4 stapled + Digital. 6. |
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| SDV364129 | Article in Serial: Mudd, A. + Weavill, T.. 2017. Fragments of a Lowland Landscape: Archaeological Investigations at Old Park Farm, Pinhoe, 2009-2014. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 75. Paperback Volume. 131. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22208 | Related to: FARMHOUSE in the Parish of Broad Clyst (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4615 - Geophysical Survey at Pinhoe New Village, Devon
- EDV4971 - Archaeological Evaluation at Old Park Farm, Pinhoe
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 11 2021 12:35PM |
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