What is recorded here

Whitley bomber P5059 fell into County Derry waters in 1940 and now lies eleven metres beneath the surface. The machine broke free from the war’s noise, joined the dark water, and stopped doing anything but existing. That sudden removal is the interesting part. A weapon became a quiet shape in the sea, deprived of purpose but not erased.

The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies P5059 as Aircraft [Whitley bomber]. It was lost in 1940. Recorded depth: 11m. Legal protection recorded by the source: PMRA 1986.

P5059 was a Whitley bomber aircraft lost in 1940 off Northern Ireland. It lies at a recorded depth of 11m and is legally protected under PMRA 1986.

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