Monument record 0787400000 - Moat Farm, Ford

Summary

Approximate location of WWII aircraft crash site at Ford.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE (Modern - 1944 AD to 1944 AD)
  • WELLINGTON (Modern - 1944 AD to 1944 AD)

Description

On 9th January 1944 a Wellington bomber from Upper Heyford crashed at Moat Farm, Ford, killing the radio operator and the rear gunner. More detail from eye witness accounts collected in August 2003 (B1).
NGR to Moat Farm.

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC24831 Unpublished document: Gillian Siggers. 2003. Wellington Bomber Crash at Ford 9th January 1944.

Location

Grid reference SP 7785 0968 (point) Approximate location estimated from sources
Civil Parish DINTON-WITH-FORD AND UPTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Feb 14 2017 10:38AM

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