Handley-Page Hampden P5433 wreck site, Saanich Inlet. WWII medium bomber (serial P5433, RAF OTU 32). Crashed 14 March 1943. Site designation DeRu-214. Located approx. 500m offshore between Coal Point and Warrior Point, depth ~26m.
UASBC site documentation form for the Hampden P5433 wreck site (DeRu-214), completed during non-permit dives. Records site observations, measurements, and artifact locations.
UASBC internal document compiling non-permit dive photographs of the Hampden P5433 wreck site. Includes underwater images of engines, propellers, landing gear, and associated wreckage.
Figure 2: P5433 Wreck Site Map and Engines Area Detail. Photogrammetry-based site map at 1:75 scale. Mapping divers: Ewan Anderson and Jacques Marc. Field data date: 2024-02-04.
Figure 1: Location map of the Handley-Page Hampden P5433 wreck site in Saanich Inlet. Scale 1:20,000. Coordinate system: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 10N. Map date: 8/20/2024. Mapping by Ewan Anderson.
Final report submitted to the BC Archaeology Branch in fulfillment of HCA Alteration Permit 2024-0318. Documents the recovery of the aircraft navigation compass from the Hampden P5433 wreck site on 9 November 2024. Project lead: Jacques Marc (UASBC).
Comprehensive historical and archaeological report on the Handley-Page Hampden P5433 (serial P5433, RAF OTU 32). Covers construction, operational history, crash on 14 March 1943, salvage, rediscovery in October 2022 by Lyle Berzins, subsequent UASBC dives, photogrammetry, and artifact documentation.
Underwater photograph of UASBC diver Paul Spencer holding the aircraft navigation compass in its in-situ position at the Hampden P5433 wreck site. Taken during the dive to recover the compass on 9 November 2024, prior to recovery.
Side view photograph of the aircraft navigation compass recovered from the Hampden P5433 wreck site (DeRu-214), Saanich Inlet. Recovered under HCA Alteration Permit 2024-0318 and sent to the Canadian Conservation Institute.