Roscroggan
Roscroggan is a hamlet north of Camborne in Cornwall, England.[1]
| Roscroggan | |
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  Roscroggan Location within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW647421 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Fatal WWII plane crash
In the Second World War, on Friday 24 July 1942, a Bristol Beaufort twin-engine torpedo bomber, AW288, of No. 86 Squadron RAF crashed into the disused Roscroggan Chapel. All four of the crew perished at the scene.[2]
References
- Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961
- Ben Ward and Mark Steele. "The crash of Bristol Beaufort AW288 at Roscroggan Chapel" (PDF). Camborne Town Council. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
See also
Cornwall Portal | |
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