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Fairey Albacore: The North Sound, Orkney
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Fairey Albacore: The North Sound, Orkney
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) North Sound; North Sea; A/c Fairey
Canmore ID 269242
Site Number HY54NE 8002
NGR HY 57 46
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/269242
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Maritime - Orkney
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HY54NE 8002 unlocated
NLO: The North Sound [name centred HY 57 45].
(Classified as Fairey Albacore I: date of loss as 23 July 1942). This aircraft ditched at [The] North Sound, Orkney. Registration: British. [No identity, squadron number or serial number specified].
(Location of loss cited as N59 18.0 W2 45.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The North Sound is an extensive but ill-defined area of water between Westray and Sanday; it opens into the North Sea to the NE.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 9 December 2004.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 15432
Name : A/C FAIREY
Latitude : 591800
Longitude : 24500
Registration : BRITISH
Type : ALBACORE I
Loss Day : 23
Loss Month : 7
Loss Year : 1942
Comment : Ditched at North Sound, Orkney.
Cargo : 817 Sqn
