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Vickers Wellington Ic: Moray Firth

Aircraft (20th Century)

Site Name Vickers Wellington Ic: Moray Firth

Classification Aircraft (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) N2758; 'three Miles East Of Macduff'; Stocked Head; North Sea; A/c Vickers

Canmore ID 311173

Site Number NJ76SE 8014

NGR NJ 75 64

NGR Description NJ c. 75 64

Datum Datum not recorded

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  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NJ76SE 8014 unlocated

NLO: Macduff [name: NJ 704 649]

Stocked Head [name: NJ 766 647].

Possibly on map sheet NJ76SW.

(Classified as Vickers Wellington IC: date of loss cited as 29 September 1942). N2758: this aircraft of 20 OTU [RAF] hit cliffs 3 miles E of Macduff.

Registration: British.

(Location of loss cited as N57 41.00 W2 25.00).

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 loss of this aircraft may alternatively have occurred within the area of NJ76SW.

This aircraft apparently hit the cliffs near Stocked Head. It then presumably fell back into the sea.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 June 2011.

Activities

Loss (29 September 1942)

(Classified as Vickers Wellington IC: date of loss cited as 29 September 1942). N2758: this aircraft of 20 OTU [RAF] hit cliffs 3 miles E of Macduff.

Registration: British.

(Location of loss cited as N57 41.00 W2 25.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Named Location (Nlo) (7 June 2011)

NLO: Macduff [name: NJ 704 649]

Stocked Head [name: NJ 766 647].

Possibly on map sheet NJ76SW.

Note (7 June 2011)

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. The loss of this aircraft may alternatively have occurred within the area of NJ76SW.

This aircraft apparently hit the cliffs near Stocked Head. It then presumably fell back into the sea.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 June 2011.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 18176

Name : A/C VICKERS

Latitude : 574100

Longitude : 22500

Registration : BRITISH

Type : WELLINGTON IC

Loss Day : 29

Loss Month : 9

Loss Year : 1942

Comment : Hit cliffs 3 miles east of Macduff.

Cargo : N2758 20 OTU

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