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Blackburn Botha I: Firth Of Clyde
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Blackburn Botha I: Firth Of Clyde
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Off Achengale, Ayrshire'; Turnberry; Outer Clyde Estuary
Canmore ID 305775
Site Number NS20NW 8027
NGR NS
NGR Description Unlocated
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Maritime - South Ayrshire
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NS20NW 8018 c. 20 07
N55 19 W4 50
NLO: Turnberry Bay [name: NS 194 602]
Turnberry [name: NS 203 055]
Turnberry Point [name: NS 195 070].
(Classified as Blackburn Botha I: date of loss cited as 17 October 1943). L6442: this aircraft of 3RS [RAF] ditched off Achengale, Ayrshire.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N55 20.00 W4 45.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker. Achengale is not noted as such on the 1998 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.
Turnberry airfield (NS20NW 33.00) is centred at NS 205 070.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 August 2010.
Loss (17 October 1943)
(Classified as Blackburn Botha I: date of loss cited as 17 October 1943). L6442: this aircraft of 3RS [RAF] ditched off Achengale, Ayrshire.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N55 20.00 W4 45.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (12 August 2010)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker. Achengale is not noted as such on the 1998 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.
Turnberry airfield (NS20NW 33.00) is centred at NS 205 070.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 August 2010.
