Handley Page Hampden: Sinclair's Bay, North Sea
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Handley Page Hampden: Sinclair's Bay, North Sea
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) At195; 'off Keiss Pier'; Keiss Harbour; A/c Handley Page
Canmore ID 288585
Site Number ND36SE 8045
NGR ND 35 61
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288585
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND36SE 8045 unlocated
NLO: Keiss [name: ND 347 612]
Sinclair's Bay [name centred ND 37 56]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as Handley Page Hampden: date of loss cited as 3 April 1943). AT195: this aircraft of 16 sqdn [RAF] developed an uncontrollable yaw, and crashed off Keiss Pier, Caithness.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N58 34.00 W3 2.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is derived from the location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. Keiss Pier is presumably to be equated with Keiss harbour (ND36SE 27.00), at ND 3513 6091.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 3724
Name : A/C HANDLEY PAGE
Latitude : 583200
Longitude : 30700
Registration : BRITISH
Type : HAMPDEN
Loss Day : 3
Loss Month : 4
Loss Year : 1943
Comment : Developed uncontrollable yaw and crashed off Keiss Pier, Caithness.
Cargo : AT195 16 Sqn
