Aircraft Wreck 23815

Field	Value
Wreck Category	dangerous wreck
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	48 12.167 N,4 28.668 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 48.202783 Longitude: -4.477800
Wreck Depth	17.3 m
Water Depth	18 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type	aircraft
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture	Sand
Original Detection Year	1983
Last Detection Year	2005
Original Source	national HO/authority notice to mariners
Surveying Details	H3774/81 12.10.83 OBSTN 19MTRS IN 481214N, 042834W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 83 32 17). NE 2690. H2804/81 24.10.85 NOW WK 17MTRS. (FRENCH NM 85 39 33). BR STD. 28.3.90 FLYING FORTRESS AIRCRAFT IN 481214N, 042834.6W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS, FIXED BY SYLEDIS. EXAM'D BY SONAR & DIVERS. LEAST DEPTH 17MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. DEBRIS LYING N/S. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987). NC 20. 20.6.90 THOUGHT POSSIBLY TO BE THE WK OF AN RAF MANCHESTER BOMBER, WHICH DITCHED EARLY IN WWII. (DR KIRBY, TELECON). 5.4.00 SHOWN AS WK PD 17.3MTRS IN 4812.244N, 0428.571W [EUR] ON FRENCH 7121 [1999 EDN]. NC 2349. HH353/420/02 20.9.02 DELETE LEGEND 'PD'. (FRENCH NM 02 36 08). BR STD. 9.11.06 SHOWN IN 4812.167N, 0428.668W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7121 [2005 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 2349.
Last Amended Date	Feb 17, 2010

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