Moordown air disaster

1940s in Dorset1940s in Hampshire1944 disasters in the United Kingdom1944 in EnglandAccidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft ... and 7 more

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1944Aviation accidents and incidents in EnglandDisasters in DorsetDisasters in HampshireHistory of BournemouthMarch 1944 in the United KingdomTransport in Dorset

On 21 March 1944, a Royal Air Force Handley Page Halifax bomber crashed in Moordown, Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset) soon after take-off from RAF Hurn (now known as Bournemouth Airport) killing nine people.

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Moordown air disaster
Meadow Court Close,

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N 50.7565 °	E -1.8729 °

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Meadow Court Close

Meadow Court Close
BH9 2BU , Moordown
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