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Bristol Beaufort I: Atlantic
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Bristol Beaufort I: Atlantic
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) L9890; '2.5 Miles South Of Skirza Head'
Canmore ID 288559
Site Number ND36SE 8037
NGR ND
NGR Description Unlocated
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288559
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND36SE 8037 unlocated
NLO: Skirza Head [name: ND 393 680].
(Classified as Bristol Beaufort I: date of loss cited as 22 December 1940). L9890: this aircraft of 42 sqdn [RAF] crashed 2.5 miles S of Skirza Head, Wick. Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N58 34.0 W3 2.0).
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.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 May 2007.
