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Handley Page Hampden: North Sea

Aircraft (20th Century)

Site Name Handley Page Hampden: North Sea

Classification Aircraft (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) L4107; 'five Miles East Of Leuchars'; A/c Handley Page

Canmore ID 307356

Site Number NO91NE 8001

NGR NO 95 19

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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

Archaeology Notes

NO91NE 8001 unlocated

(Classified as [Handley Page] Hampden: date of loss cited as 6 June 1939). L4107: this aircraft of 61 sqdn [RAF] stalled and crashed into the sea 5 miles East of Leuchars.

Registration: British.

(Location of loss cited as N56 22.00 W2 4.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. Leuchars Airfield (RAF Leuchars: NO42SE 59.00) is centred at NO 4643 2054, and Leuchars village (NO42SE 61) is centred at NO 4551 2138.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 November 2010.

Activities

Loss (6 June 1939)

(Classified as [Handley Page] Hampden: date of loss cited as 6 June 1939). L4107: this aircraft of 61 sqdn [RAF] stalled and crashed into the sea 5 miles East of Leuchars.

Registration: British.

(Location of loss cited as N56 22.00 W2 4.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Note (10 November 2010)

The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. Leuchars Airfield (RAF Leuchars: NO42SE 59.00) is centred at NO 4643 2054, and Leuchars village (NO42SE 61) is centred at NO 4551 2138.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 November 2010.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 9194

Name : A/C HANDLEY PAGE

Latitude : 562200

Longitude : 20400

Registration : BRITISH

Type : HAMPDEN

Loss Day : 6

Loss Month : 6

Loss Year : 1939

Comment : Stalled and crashed into the sea, 5 miles east of Leuchars.

Cargo : L4107 61 Sqn

Named Location (Nlo) (9 February 2012)

NLO: Leuchars [name centred NO 455 213].

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