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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Iii: Inner Moray Firth

Aircraft (20th Century)

Site Name Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Iii: Inner Moray Firth

Classification Aircraft (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) K9000; 'off Nairn Harbour'; A/c Armstrong Whitworth

Canmore ID 291823

Site Number NH85NE 8015

NGR NH 88 58

NGR Description NH c. 88 58

Datum Datum not recorded

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Maritime - Highland
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NH85NE 8126 c. 88 57

N57 35 W3 52

Possibly on map sheet NH95NW.

(Classified as Armstrong Whitworth Whitley III: date of loss cited as 3 December 1940). K9000: this aircraft of 19 OTU [RAF] crashed near Nairn Harbour.

Registration: British.

(Location of loss cited as N57 36.0 W3 51.5).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Nairn Harbour (NH85NE 54.00) is centred at NH 88889 57185.

The loss of this aircraft may have occurred within the area of map sheet NH95NW.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 December 2007.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 3616

Name : A/C ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH

Latitude : 573600

Longitude : 35130

Registration : BRITISH

Type : WHITLEY III

Loss Day : 3

Loss Month : 12

Loss Year : 1940

Comment : Crashed near Nairn Harbour.

Cargo : K9000 19 OTU

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