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De Havilland Queen Bee [dh 82 Tiger Moth]: Irish Sea
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name De Havilland Queen Bee [dh 82 Tiger Moth]: Irish Sea
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) L5890; 'off Burrow Head'; Solway Firth
Canmore ID 301211
Site Number NX42SE 8022
NGR NX
NGR Description Unlocated
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/301211
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NX42SE 8022 unlocated
NLO: Burrow Head [name: NX 458 340].
(Classified as De Havilland Queen Bee: date of loss cited as 26 July 1941). L5890: this aircraft of 1 AACU [Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Unit] was shot down off Burrow Head.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N54 35.00 W4 20.00).
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.
The Queen Bee was a target drone version (generally flown unmanned) of the DH 82 Tiger Moth trainer aircraft.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 November 2009.
Loss (26 July 1941)
(Classified as De Havilland Queen Bee: date of loss cited as 26 July 1941). L5890: this aircraft of 1 AACU [Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Unit] was shot down off Burrow Head.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N54 35.00 W4 20.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (25 November 2009)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
The Queen Bee was a target drone version (generally flown unmanned) of the DH 82 Tiger Moth trainer aircraft.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 November 2009.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 18119
Name : A/C DE HAVILLAND
Latitude : 543500
Longitude : 42000
Registration : BRITISH
Type : QUEEN BEE
Loss Day : 26
Loss Month : 7
Loss Year : 1941
Comment : Shot down off Burrow Head.
Cargo : L5890 1 AACU
