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Bristol Beaufighter: Barns Ness, Firth Of Forth

Aircraft (20th Century)

Site Name Bristol Beaufighter: Barns Ness, Firth Of Forth

Classification Aircraft (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Jl 427; '1.5 Miles Exs Of Barnsness Lighthouse'; Barnes Ness; Outer Forth Estuary; A/c Bristol

Canmore ID 273467

Site Number NT77NE 8011

NGR NT 75 77

NGR Description NT c. 75 77

Datum Datum not recorded

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  • Council East Lothian
  • Parish Maritime - East Lothian
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NT77NE 8011 unlocated

NLO: Barns Ness [name: NT 723 772]

Dunbar [name: NT 678 790]

Skateraw Harbour [name: NT 737 756].

Possibly on map sheet NT77NW.

Location formerly cited as NT c. 75 77 [N55 59 W2 24].

(Classified as Bristol Beaufighter: date of loss cited as 27 November 1944). JL 427: this aircraft of 132 OTU [RAF] crashed into the sea 1.5 miles ExS of Barnsness [Barns Ness] lighthouse. Registration: British.

(Location of loss cited as N55 59.5 W2 24.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location and map sheet assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker. Barns Ness lighthouse (NT77NW 37.00) is at NT 72317 77236.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 August 2005.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 3738

Name : A/C BRISTOL

Latitude : 555930

Longitude : 22400

Registration : BRITISH

Type : BEAUFIGHTER

Loss Day : 27

Loss Month : 10

Loss Year : 1944

Comment : Crashed into the sea 1.5 Miles ExS of Barnsness L/house.

Cargo : JL427 132 OTU

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