Vickers Wellington Ic: Moray Firth
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Vickers Wellington Ic: Moray Firth
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) R1005; 'on Approach To Lossiemouth'; North Sea; A/c Vickers
Canmore ID 309794
Site Number NJ27SE 8003
NGR NJ 25 74
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/309794
- Council Moray
- Parish Maritime - Moray
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NJ27SE 8003 unlocated
NLO: Lossiemouth [name: NJ 235 705].
Not to be confused with NJ27NW 8003, NJ27SE 8002, NJ27SE 8004, NJ27SE 8009 or NJ28SW 8002.
(Classified as Vickers Wellington IC: date of loss cited as 4 February 1941). R1005: this aircraft of 20 OTU [RAF] crashed into the sea on approach to Lossiemouth [airfield].
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N57 45.00 W3 15.00).
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. Lossiemouth airfield, RAF Lossiemouth or HMS Fulmar (NJ26NW 50.00) is centred at NJ 2090 6948.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 February 2011.
Loss (4 February 1941)
(Classified as Vickers Wellington IC: date of loss cited as 4 February 1941). R1005: this aircraft of 20 OTU [RAF] crashed into the sea on approach to Lossiemouth [airfield].
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N57 45.00 W3 15.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (25 February 2011)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. Lossiemouth airfield, RAF Lossiemouth or HMS Fulmar (NJ26NW 50.00) is centred at NJ 2090 6948.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 February 2011.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 18383
Name : A/C VICKERS
Latitude : 574500
Longitude : 31500
Registration : BRITISH
Type : WELLINGTON IC
Loss Day : 4
Loss Month : 2
Loss Year : 1941
Comment : Crashed into the sea on approach to Lossiemouth.
Cargo : R1005 20 OTU
