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Recent Changes

Total aircraft now on website:

108

(updated 8 March 2012)

Additions and Updates Suspended

Please note that due to an illness requiring many months of recovery it will not be possible to update this website in the near future.

Addition (8 March 2012)

RAF Bristol Blenheim Mk IV / Z7356 crash at Braeriach, Cairngorms in 1945. (With photos kindly provided by Douglas Gordon and Alan Leishman.)

Updates (March 2012)

USAF F101C Voodoo 56-0013 crash at Maol Odhar / Creach Bheinn, SW of Fort William. (Additional information kindly provided by Pat Maguire.)

RAF Avro Lancaster TX264 crash at Beinn Eighe. More photos added. (Photos kindly provided by Douglas Gordon.)

RAF Short Stirling EE972 crash at Broaden, The Cheviot, Northumberland. (Additional information kindly provided by Ben Verral, the son of the Instructor / Pilot -in-Command.)

Addition (22 February 2012)

RAF Avro Anson N9857 crash at Beinn an Fhurian / Ben More Assynt, Highands in 1941.

Updates (February 2012)

RAF English Electric Canberra WJ615 crash at Carn an t-Sagairt Mòr in 1956. More photos added. (Photos kinldy provided by Pat Macguire.)

RAF Douglas C47B KK194 crash on Beinn Talaidh, Isle of Mull. More photos added showing wreckage as it appeared in the 1960's. (Photos kindly provided by Pat Macguire.)

Addition (January 2012)

RAF Hawker Audax K7376 training bi-plane crash at Hill of Edendocher, Glen Dye, Aberdeenshire in 1939.

Update (January 2012)

RAF Wellington HE802 crash at Corrydown near Turriff amended to read 'Corrydown near Gartly' (on the A97, S of Huntly). (Alteration made on basis of information kindly provided by Bob Milne.)

Pending for Mar / Apr

The following new aircraft pages will be added during March / April 2012:

RAF A W Whitley P5070 crash at East Scaraben, Berriedale, Caithness. (With photos kindly provided by Douglas Gordon.)

In Preparation

(The following aircraft and / or crash sites will be added later, although not necessarily in the order shown below.)

RN Supermarine Scimitar XD281 crash near Ben Vorlich, Callander on 10 November 1959. (With information kindly provided by Pat Macguire)

RAF Avro Shackleton MR.3, XF710 forced landing at Culloden Moor in 1964. (With information kindly provided by Pat Macguire)

Other aircraft to follow.

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World War II Today

Follow the War as it happened ...

Zip Codes/Atlas (USA)

Zip Codes 

RAF 58 OTU Memorial unveiling ceremony at Grangemouth in 2008.

Wing Commander D. B. C. Walker (war grave, Pamplona, Spain). (Awareness project by Steve Mullis)

Vickers Viking G-AIVE research project at Irish Law, Largs

Vulcan to the Sky

Air Shows and Events

Aeroflight UK (Calendar)

Aeroflight USA (Calendar)

Air-Scene UK / Airshow Europe (Calendar)

Flightline UK (Airshow Information and Photography)

Military Airshows UK (Calendar)

Previous Airshows

Aircraft and Airshows Past by Richard Hall (Extensive range of photos from past air shows)

External Web Sites

Accommodation

International

Airport and other Hotels

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Aviation

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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.

The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives (TARA)

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CWGC
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Pilots and Planes Military.

Digital magazine on military aviation.

Aviation Archaeology, Research & Recovery

Aircraft Crash Project (Forum for air crashes in UK)

Aircraft Wrecks in the UK & Ireland (David W. Earl)

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BAAC (British Aviation Archaeological Council)

Scotcrash (Aircraft Crash Sites of Scotland)

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Aircraft Indices

Aircraft Index (listed alphabetically by manufacturer).

Regions Index (list of crash sites by Regions / Districts).

Welcome to Air Crash Sites Scotland!

This site represents just a very small selection of over 4,000 air crashes in Scotland (involving over 3,000 fatalities). The website includes accidents or incidents involving the RAF, the RN (FAA), the USAAF / USAF, and the Luftwaffe. Also included are several civilian air accidents.

See What's New panel on left for latest additions and updates.

See Coming Soon and Coming Later panels below left for aircraft to be added within the next few weeks or months.

Don't forget to use the Search function near the top of each page to search the website for people or places by name, or to search the site using any other keyword(s).

ADDITION

(8 March 2012): RAF Bristol Blenheim Mk IV / Z7356 crash at Braeriach, Cairngorms in 1945. (With photos kindly provided by Douglas Gordon and Alan Leishman.)

UPDATES

(1 March 2012): RAF Short Stirling EE972 crash at Broaden, The Cheviot, Northumberland. More details added, courtesy of Ben Verral.

(5 March 2012): RAF Avro Lancaster TX264 crash at Beinn Eighe. More photos added. (Photos kindly provided by Douglas Gordon.)

(6 March 2012): USAF F101C Voodoo 56-0013 crash at Maol Odhar / Creach Bheinn, SW of Fort William. (Additional information kindly provided by Pat Maguire.)

Locating Nearest Towns

The nearest town or village is named underneath each crash site. However, some of these small towns / villages may be unfamiliar to many people. Therefore, to help find the general region in which the crash site is located, more recognisable larger towns are now being added to each aircraft page.

Each larger town is shown with a compass reference: e.g., Fort Augustus (SW) or Inverness (NE), meaning that these towns lie south-west or north-east respectively of the actual crash site. (in this case, the actual crash site is at Corryfoyness near Loch Ness.)

Can anyone identify this buckle from a Wellington bomber?

Photo: © 2012 Michael Spencer

This stainless steel buckle and plate was found by a farmer at the site of the crashed Wellington bomber on Meall Ceann. It is thought to have come from the pilot's harness or similar, but can anyone confirm this or suggest another use?.

Rescue Notice

(For the attention of all hill walkers, mountaineers and climbers.)

Working with Search and Rescue Helicopters (PDF)

Recommend this website.

BELOW: An RAF Liberator LB-30

One of this type crashed at Drigmorn Hill near Newton Stewart. (See 'What's New' panel below left.)

Photo [pre-1957] Taken by an employee of the UK government. Photo now in the public domain.

BELOW: RAF Hercules C-130 transport.

One of this type crashed near Loch Loch and is featured on this website. However, new photos of the crash site and memorials were added in August 2011.

Photo: 2006 Adrian Pingstone ('Arpingstone')

Released by the author to the public domain under Wikimedia Commons licensing arrangement.

BELOW: A Lockheed Hudson Mk V light bomber.

A Mark I variant of this aircraft crashed while taking off at Wick (old) airfield in 1941.

Photo: Crown Copyright (expired)

BELOW: A Cessna 210 GA aircraft. (Cessna P210N (D-EEHW) auf dem Flugplatz Uetersen)

A Cessna similar to this crashed at Dunbrach near Fintry. (Crash scene photos now added to this aircraft's page.)

Photo: Released by the author to the public domain under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.

BELOW: Wellington bombers in flight.

One of this type crashed at Craiglockhart in the suburbs of Edinburgh.

Photo: [Pre 1950] Crown Copyright (expired)

BELOW: A 43 Squadron RAF Phantom FG1.

An aircraft very similar to this one crashed on finals to RAF Leuchars.

Photo: US Defense Visual Information system photo DF-ST-82-04399 [Wikipedia]

Photo: 2003 Adrian Pingstone ('Arpingstone'). Released by the author to the public domain.

BELOW: A Bristol Beaufort aircraft.

One of this type crashed into Tannach Chain Home radar mast.

Photo: Crown Copyright (expired)

Source: RAF MoD Wallpapers

BELOW: A Vickers Warwick Air/Sea Search and Rescue (ASR) aircraft.

One of this type crashed at The Cheviot (near Cairn Hill), Northumberland, England.

Photo: Original source unknown.

BELOW: An RAF Panavia GR4 Tornado. This is a later version of the GR3 Tornado that crashed at Glen Kinglas in 2009.

(A Tornado of the type shown below crashed at Loch Ewe near Gairloch in January 2011 and another of the same type crashed on approach to RAF Leuchars in February 2011. However, these aircraft accidents will not be included on this website until some time after the official inquiries.)

Photo: 2008 jamesdale10.

Released by the author to the public domain under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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Aircraft Crash Sites in Scotland

(Advertising Feature)

Scotland is already a fascinating part of the UK to visit, with a rich and interesting history. However, another part of the nation`s heritage is its involvement in the allied war effort, and it retains a broad catalogue of aircraft crash sites, as well as civil crash sites. Some of these are mentioned below. Many of Scotland`s World War II crash sites still hold remnants of the aircraft, while others have memorials in place. While some are on hills, islands and mountains inaccessible or far from any town, others are reasonably accessible to moderately experienced walkers.

Some Crash Site Examples

Beinn a` Bhuird near Allanaquoich and Braemar, Aberdeenshire. Airspeed Oxford Mk II, 10 January 1945. Crew: Sqn/Ldr Karel Kvapil (26),Pilot; F/O Leo Linhart (32), Pilot; F/O Jan Vella DFC (39), Pilot; F/O Valter Kauders (26), Wireless Operator/Air Gunner; W/O Rudolph Jelen (22), Pilot.

Gallow Hill near Tealing and Milton of Ogilvie, Angus. Avro Anson, 23 June 1945. Flt Sgt Kenneth George Mayne (28), RAFVR, Pilot.

Succoth Glen, Corrow near Lochgoilhead, Argyll. B-29A Superfortress, 17 January 1949. At least 20 deceased: Pilot, 1/Lt. Sheldon C. Craigmyle; Co-pilot, 1/Lt. Myrton Patrick Barry; Navigator, 1/Lt. Richard D. Klingenberg; Bombardier 1/Lt Robert A Fritsche; T/Sgt Delbert E Cole; M/Sgt Wayne W Baker; T/Sgt John B Lapicca; S/Sgt Malcolm W Bovard; Sgt Anthony V Chrisides; Sgt Rufus W Mangum; PFC Jack L Heacock; M/Sgt Henry P Prestoch; T/Sgt Frank M Dobbs Jr; Sgt Cecil G Jones; Sgt Charles W Hess; PFC Robert Brown Jr; T/Sgt Rufus G Taylor; Sgt Paul W Knight; PFC Frederick N Cook; PFC Bruce J Krumhols.

Blaeloch Hill, near Largs and Fairlie, Ayrshire. Fairey Firefly, 26 October 1944. Sub/Lt. James Henry Fairclough, pilot; Sub/Lt. Anthony John King, navigation.

Bowbeat Hill, near Innerleithen and Peebles, Borders / Midlothian. Gloster Javelin FAW.6, 21 November 1960. Pilot Flight Lt Victor Leslie Hill; Flight Lt John Michael Knight, navigation.

Bennanbrack, near Glentrool Village, Dumfries and Galloway. Avro Anson, 21 July 1944. Crew unknown, believed four people perished.

Maol Odhar, near Kilmaliue, Strontian and Inversanda, Highland. McDonnell F-101C Voodoo, 5 May 1964. Capt. Morris H Reed, Pilot, 28. Substantial aircraft remains but spread over wide area, inaccessible to all but very experienced climbers.

Corryfoyness, near Achmony, Drumnadrochit and Loch Ness, Highland. De Havilland Mosquito, 25 November 1943. F/Lt Burfield, F/O Barron (both survived).

Cauldron Hill, near Greenock and Inverkip, Inverclyde. Avro Anson, 26 July 1939. Pilot Sgt Robson, L/ac Ball; Ac Ward; Mr. Harold John Reynolds (believed all survived, some serious injuries).

Hare Hill, near Balerno and Edinburgh, Lothian. Ju 88A-14, 25 March 1943. Oberleutnant Fritz Förster, pilot. Obergefreiter Heinz Kristall, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, Unteroffizier Horst Bluhm, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, Gefreiter Willi Euler, Air Gunner.

Cuilags, Isle of Hoy, Orkney. Consolidated GR V Liberator (B-24D-DT), 1 January 1945. W/O Oldrich Bures (35); F/Sgt Milos Bodlak (22); F/Sgt Otto Mandler (age unknown); F/Sgt Zdenek Launer (age unknown); F/Sgt Ivo Karel Englander (20); F/Sgt Antonin Bednar (31); F/Sgt Jaroslav Zapletal (33); Sgt Martin Dorniak (29).

Queenside Muir, near Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire. Hawker Typhoon, 24 January 1943. F/O Steven A. N. Gould.

Vaasetter, Fair Isle, Shetland. Heinkel He 111 H-2, 17 January 1941. Lieutenant Karl Heinz Thurz (20), Pilot (survived); Wetterdienst Insp. A. Kr Leo Gburek, meteorologist; Feldwebel Josef Wohlfahrt, 1st Wireless Operator (survived); Gefreiter Georg Nentwig, 2nd Wireless Operator; Unteroffizier Bernard Luking, engineer/air gunner (survived).

Visiting these sites can make an interesting twist on an already enjoyable walking excursion. It allows visitors to experience the natural beauty of Scotland, while still not being completely cut off from any human influences - witnessing an isolated crash site from over 60 years ago can be a very humbling experience. Visiting a Scottish crash site can also provide a focus for an exploration tour, giving your trip a greater sense of purpose and achievement. By using online discount codes, you may even be able to get to towns near to the sites cheaply, or find somewhere to stay, and other things to do, for less.

Hill Walking and Mountaineering Links

Mountaineering Council of Scotland

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WalkingScotland (The official Walking site of Scotland's national tourism organisation)

Walking Scotland's Mountains

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Kayaking at Active Scotland (Various venues)

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Mountain Sports Courses and Paddle Sports Courses at Glenmore Lodge

Rock Climbing at Scottish National Outdoor Training Centre (Skills Courses and Qualifications Courses)

Rock Climbing in Scotland (Rock Climbing Areas)

UKClimbing.com (UKC) (Includes Abseiling / Rappelling)

Trekking and Hiking

Gairloch Trekking Centre (Pony Trekking in the Scottish Highlands)

Pony and Quad Treks (North Wales)

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