Aircraft Wreck 82405

Field Value
Wreck Category distributed remains of wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 44.658 N,0 30.735 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.744300
  • Longitude: -0.512250
Wreck Depth 9.94 m
Water Depth 10 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type aircraft
Sonar Length 6.5
Sonar Width 4.53
Shadow Height 0.42
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Jan 1, 1952
Bottom Texture Pebbles
Original Detection Year 1976
Last Detection Year 2018
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date May 17, 2019

Surveying Details

H4822/75 24.3.77 WK LOCATED 22.6.76 IN 504438N, 003038W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. DECCA USED. EXAMINED 18.8.76 & 13.9.76. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. FROM DIVERS REPORT - THIS IS A GLOSTER METEOR [NF.11] WHICH CRASHED IN 1952. THE TAIL SECTION IS BROKEN OFF BUT OTHERWISE THE AIRCRAFT IS INTACT. (FSL WATERWITCH, HI 73/76). CHART AS WK 9.1MTRS. NE 1652. HH090/944/01 17.1.02 EXAM'D 4.11.01 IN 5044.657N, 0030.743W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 10.1, FOUL 10.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.2 IN GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 3MTRS, WIDTH 3MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.5MTR. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL REMNANT OF WRECKAGE. (NP 1016, HI 944). BR STD. SEP 2019/00094901 17.05.19 EXAM'D 18.10.18 IN 5044.658N, 0030.735W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.94MTRS. IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. LENGTH 6.5MTRS, WIDTH 4.5MTRS, HEIGHT 0.4MTRS. SMALL REMNANT OF WRECKAGE. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1561). AMEND DIST REMAINS OF WK 9.9MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.

General Comments

SMALL REMNANT OF WRECKAGE

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