Maritime record MWX2276 - Horsa MK I LH245

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British glider, 28/1/1944

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[Airspeed Horsa Mk. I, standard heavy transport glider; 1 of a batch of 636 delivered between December 1942 and February 1944] Cast off in cloud and ditched in Poole Harbour, Dorset, 28.1.1944; to 4530M. Builder: Harris Lebus Delivered: 1942-4 Unit: 1 HGMU [Heavy Glider Maintenance Unit] Date of Loss Qualifier: A

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  • <1> Index: Halley, J J. 1991. Royal Air Force Aircraft LA100 - LZ999. p39.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1354671.

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Grid reference SZ 00470 88440 (point)
Map sheet SZ08NW

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0695
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 NW 127
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1354671

Record last edited

Sep 15 2023 3:25PM

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