Roscroggan Explained

Country:England
Region:South West England
Map Type:Cornwall
Official Name:Roscroggan
Unitary England:Cornwall
Lieutenancy England:Cornwall
Os Grid Reference:SW647421
Coordinates:50.232°N -5.301°W
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Roscroggan is a hamlet north of Camborne in Cornwall, England.[1]

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961
  2. Web site: Ben Ward and Mark Steele. The crash of Bristol Beaufort AW288 at Roscroggan Chapel.