MHG50546 - Fairey Albacore I: Pentland Firth
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- AIRCRAFT (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (27/04/2007 13:54:04)
ND37NW 8044 unlocated
NLO: Island of Stroma [name: ND 35 77]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as Fairey Albacore I: date of loss cited as 13 January 1943). X9174: this aircraft of 831 sqdn [FAA] crashed into the Pentland Firth. Registration: British.
(Location cited as N58 40.0 W3 10.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker; this places the loss off Stroma.
The aircraft may have been lost within the area designated as Maritime - Orkney.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 April 2007.
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Map
No mapped location recorded.
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/288247 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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