Maritime record MWX2173 - Wellington MK IC X9677 HA-V
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Summary
British heavy bomber, 11/10/1941
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Full Description
[Vickers Wellington Mk. IC standard heavy night bomber; 1 of a batch of 378 delivered between May 1941 and March 1942 to Contract No. B97887/39] Both engines cut; ditched off St. Albans Head, Dorset, returning from Bordeaux, 11.10.1941. Builder: Vickers-Armstrongs Where built: Hawarden Delivered: 1941-2 Squadron: 115/218 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Wellington X9677 HA-V Came down in the sea off St Albans Head. An extensive search made by the St. Ives lifeboat during which some wreckage was found. This was reported as part of a wing camouflaged black and blue and a wheel. Three crew killed, three survived(2)
Wellington IC X9677 218 Squadron Crashed in sea off St Albans Head,3 drowned (3)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX4683 Index: Halley, J J. 1998. Royal Air Force Aircraft W1000 - Z9999. p112.
- <2> SDO10204 Monograph: Chorley, W R. 1993. RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War Volume 2 Aircraft & Crew losses 1941.
- <3> SDO10199 Digital archive: World Wide Web http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/dorset/dorcrash.html.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1354154.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 96220 75100 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0624
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NE 152
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1354154
Record last edited
Sep 14 2023 2:44PM