Trincomalee
Hawker Harricane (UK)
Trinco Aircraft 03
SL/E/TRIN/M/33
- Period
- 2 nd World War
- Year sunk
- 1942
- District
- Trincomalee
- Depth
- 60.00–62.00 m
- Vessel type
- Aircraft, Military Craft
Overview
Remnants of an aircraft at 60-62m depth. Cockpit, wingstubs can be seen. Fuselage to aft from cockpit is missing. The propeller or engine is missing.
Suspected to be either a World War II crash or a sea dumping.
Location
District: Trincomalee
Province: Eastern
Depth profile
60–62 m
Protection & status
- Access
- Yes
- Legal status
- None
- Archaeological value
- Medium
- Physical protection
- None
- Degradation
- Corrosion
- Degradation
- Fragile
- Owner terrain
- Sri Lanka Navy
- Owner site
- Sri Lanka Navy
- Authority
- Sri Lanka Navy
- Threat
- Salvage
Vessel chronology
1942
Year sunk
1939 – 1942
Time period estimate
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