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Three Barrows Mk.X Memorial
Three Barrows, Dartmoor, Devon (Dartmoor)
Partial Record
The Memorial
It is maintained by Dartmoor National Park Authority.
Type
Crash site marker
Inscription
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LocationVerified Location
Three Barrows, Dartmoor, Devon (Dartmoor), Devon
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What Happened
Wellington LN775, a Mk.X bomber assigned to Bomber Command, was on a flight over southwest England on 1 March 1944 when it came down on the high moorland at Three Barrows, Dartmoor, Devon. The precise cause of the crash is not recorded in available sources, though the exposed terrain and unpredictable weather conditions of Dartmoor presented serious hazards to low-flying aircraft. All four crew members aboard were killed. Fragments of the aircraft remain at the site today, preserved in the moorland landscape as a quiet testament to those lost.
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Share remembrance informationAircraft & Operation Details
Aircraft Type
Wellington Mk.X
Serial Number
LN775
Squadron
Bomber Command
Date of Loss
1944-03-01
Crew
4 killed
Memorial Care
military
Organisation
Dartmoor National Park Authority
Website
Local Contacts
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Further Reading
Legendary DartmoorRetrieved 2026-03-23
Detailed account of the Wellington LN775 crash at Three Barrows on Dartmoor. The aircraft departed the Overseas Aircraft Dispatch Unit at RAF Hurn, Dorset, on 1 March 1944 for transfer to Mediterranean Air Command en route to Rabat Sale, Morocco, but drifted 25 miles off its briefed route.
What you'll find: Detailed account of Wellington LN775 crash at Three Barrows Mk.X Memorial on Dartmoor.
Aircraft flew into the hillside in cloud on a westerly track and burned out. Four crew killed. Wreckage was not located for three days after the crash. Small pieces of melted aluminium and heat-discharged cartridge cases remain at the site.
DartefactsRetrieved 2026-03-23
Dartmoor artefacts database entry for the Wellington Mk.X crash site at Three Barrows, recording the location of the crash scar and remaining debris near the central barrow of Three Barrows.
What you'll find: Explore the Wellington Mk.X crash site's location and remnants at Three Barrows in Dartmoor artefacts database.
Crash scar visible within sight of the central barrow. Heat-discharged 0.303 cartridge cases still found at the site decades later.
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Sources
Legendary Dartmoor (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Dartefacts (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Credits & Acknowledgements
Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Last updated 2026-03-21
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