Maritime record MWX4963 - Canberra

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Summary

In May 1970, a Canberra aircraft hit the water around 500 yards from Freshwater Beach.

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The Dorset Echo of 10/5/2001 records that in May 1970, a Canberra aircraft hit the water around 500 yards from Freshwater Beach. (1) Canberra TT18 Crashed in Lyme Bay, 2 killed gives date as 1/1/1970(2)

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  • <1> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 48.
  • <2> Digital archive: World Wide Web http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/dorset/dorcrash.html.
  • <3> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 18.

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Location

Grid reference SY 47 89 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SY48NE

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1073

Record last edited

Jan 6 2020 11:42AM

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