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
Last Amended Date Feb 17, 2010

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.

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