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
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.
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
