Monument record MDO47970 - Messerschmitt ME110C, Weymouth Bay

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Summary

1940 wreck of a German Messerschmitt Me110 which ditched off the Ney Breakwater. It was part of Squadron 9/ZG76. Status: Casualty

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Thursday 11-JUL-1940. A German Messerschmitt Bf 110C that was part of Squadron 9/ZG76. It was involved in combat with an aircraft from Number 87 Squadron and subsequently ditched in the Channel off the Ney Breakwater close to the Weymouth lifeboat. (1)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Ramsey, Winston. 1987. The Blitz, Then and Now, Sept 1939 - Sept 1940. 122.
  • <4>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1400017. [Mapped feature: #637822 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 7055 8035 (point)
Map sheet SY78SW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 112
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1400017

Record last edited

Apr 12 2024 2:24PM

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