Maritime record MHG52213 - BLACKBURN BOTHA I: CROMARTY FIRTH

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Location

Grid reference NH 59 62 (point)
Map sheet NH56SE
Geographical Area MARITIME

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Full Description

NH66SW 8001 c. 60 62
N57 38.0 W4 20.0
NLO: Dingwall [name: NH 550 587]
Cromarty Firth [name centred NH 67 67].
Possibly on map sheet NH56SE.
(Classified as Blackburn Botha I: date of loss cited as 9 April 1987). L6242: this aircraft of 8 AGS [Air Gunnery School] crashed into the Cromarty Firth 2 miles NE of Dingwall. Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N58 38.0 W4 20.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. The location indicated falls within the upper (W) part of the Firth.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 December 2007. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 01/2009. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 291613.

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Record last edited

Mar 2 2009 12:57PM

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