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Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aircraft, Intertidal zone, Morfa Harlech is a modern defence aircraft crash site located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising the remains of an American fighter aircraft that came to rest in the intertidal zone near Harlech. The P-38 Lightning was a twin-engine fighter aircraft operated by the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War and represents the technological capacity of Allied aviation during that conflict. The wreck, now designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection (SAM ME269), survives in the challenging coastal environment of Morfa Harlech, where tidal movements and salt water have affected the preservation of the aircraft's structure over the decades since its loss. Such crash sites constitute important physical evidence of the aerial operations conducted over Wales and the broader wartime experiences of the region.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aircraft, Intertidal zone, Morfa Harlech is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME269. View the official record →
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aircraft, Intertidal zone, Morfa Harlech is a modern defence aircraft crash site located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising the remains of an American fighter aircraft that came to rest in the intertidal zone near Harlech. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME269.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aircraft, Intertidal zone, Morfa Harlech dates from the modern period, and is classified as a aircraft crash site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aircraft, Intertidal zone, Morfa Harlech is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is ME269.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanbedr Standing Stones (6.2 km), Medieval Ecclesiastical Structure SE of Ty'n y Coed Cottage (6.3 km), Pont Llanbedr (6.4 km).
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