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| HER Number: | MDV105350 |
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| Name: | Aircraft crash site at Tiger Marsh, Corn Ridge |
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Summary
Remains of a B17 Flying Fortress which crashed on 25/12/1943 in poor visibility. Five of the eight crewmen died. A brass plate at the site baring the names of the dead and injured airmen may now be missing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 551 884 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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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)
Full description
Rendell, P., 2000, Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV352716.
A Flying Fortress crashed on 25/12/1943 and five crew members died.
English Heritage, 2002, Military Aircraft Crash Sites. Archaeological guidance on their significance and future management, 2-6 (Pamphlet). SDV352715.
Crash sites have significance for remembrance, commemoration, their cultural value as historic artefacts and the information they contain about both of the circumstances of the loss and of the aircraft itself. Crash sites may on occasion also contain human remains, giving them additional value and status as sacred sites and war graves.
Should wreckage be located, please note that a licence to excavate or recover remains from a military aircraft crash site must be first obtained from the Ministry of Defence, before any such investigations may be undertaken.
Fox, P., 2008, Branscombe Loaf and the B17 (Article in Serial). SDV352723.
Remains of a B17 Flying Fortress which crashed on 25/12/1943 in poor visibility. Unfortunately, a brass plate at the site baring the names of the dead and injured airmen is now missing.
Unknown, 2013, Aircraft crash sites blog (Website). SDV352724.
This crash site is in Tiger's Marsh, near Sourton, grid ref SX551884.
Location approximate.
British Broadcasting Corporation, 2013, BCC Devon website, Updated 2006 (Website). SDV352722.
The memorial to the crew of an 8th Air Force B17 which crashed at Tiger's Marsh on Dartmoor on 23rd December 1943. Five crew members died in the crash. Photo sent in by Pat Trout, 2006.
Brass plaque inscription reads:
IN MEMORY OF
THE CREW OF 8th AIR FORCE
B17 42-37869 THAT CRASHED HERE
ON 25 DECEMBER 1943
ERNEST H PATTERSON - INJ
RAYMOND A COATES - INJ
RICHARD T NEARLY - DIED
SHERWOOD R RENNER - DIED
SAMUEL L CRAIG - DIED
MARIO A PANITTI - DIED
ALBENY T BLANCHARD - DIED
BASIL BROWN (RAF) - INJ
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352715 | Pamphlet: English Heritage. 2002. Military Aircraft Crash Sites. Archaeological guidance on their significance and future management. English Heritage. A4 Stapled. 2-6. |
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| SDV352716 | Article in Serial: Rendell, P.. 2000. Crashed aircraft on Dartmoor. Dartmoor News. 52. A5 Stapled. |
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| SDV352722 | Website: British Broadcasting Corporation. 2013. BCC Devon website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon. Website. Updated 2006. |
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| SDV352723 | Article in Serial: Fox, P.. 2008. Branscombe Loaf and the B17. West Devon Diary (Tavistock Times Gazette). Digital. |
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| SDV352724 | Website: Unknown. 2013. Aircraft crash sites blog. http://forums.chiffandfipple.com. Website. [Mapped feature: #1852 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV105342 | Related to: Crash site near Black-a-Tor Copse, Dartmoor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 28 2013 4:04PM |
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