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Aircraft Accident Sites in Scotland

 

 

This is not intended to be a fully comprehensive list of every aircraft accident in Scotland (c. 4,000 in number). Rather, the aircraft listed here are representative examples of the types that crashed throughout Scotland. Regions included are Argyll, Ayrshire, Borders, Dumfries & Galloway, Inverclyde, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Renfrewshire, Stirling, and the Western Isles. More from these and other regions of Scotland will follow at regular intervals.

Royal Navy Rescue Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet

   

RN Westland Sea King SAR helicopter

   
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If you could help in this project, we would be very grateful for any photos or information of aircraft crash sites—civil or military—located in Scotland. This applies also to information or photos regarding air accident monuments or memorials within Scotland (including Western Isles, Orkney & Shetland).

This will assist us in creating a resource covering a much wider area of Scotland than is available at present. In addition, it will provide background information for those wishing to visit these locations or to learn more about these aircraft and their passengers and/or crew.

 

Photo: de Havilland Devon wing and engines near Box Law, North Ayrshire. Photo © 2006 Steve White

 


For an alphabetical list of all aircraft and locations on this website, please click Index of Aircraft or Index of Regions

 
 

August 2008 Additions

RAF

Avro Vulcan B.1A

Hill of St Colm, Glen Tanar, Aberdeenshire

Photos of remaining wreckage.

Information and photos kindly provided by Tim Bendix.

RAF

Gloster Javelin FAW.6 XA825

Bowbeat Hill (Moorfoot Hills) Scottish Borders / Midlothian boundary.

Photos of remaining wreckage.

Information and photos kindly provided by James Towill.

August 2008 Updates

RAF

Avro Lancaster PB.456

Conic Hill, by Loch Lomond, Stirling

Photos of recovered Packard Merlin engines now at Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum.

Photos kindly provided by James Towill.

Deutsche Luftwaffe

Heinkel He 111

Cairnsmore of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of recovered Junkers Jumo engine at Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum.

Photos kindly provided by James Towill.

RAF

LB-30A (B-24) Liberator AM261

Mullach Buidhe (Goat Fell), Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire

Photos of remaining wreckage added (non previously).

Photos kindly provided by Steve Spinks.

USAAF

B-24D Liberator 44-41030

Beinn Nuis, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire

Photos of remaining wreckage added (non previously).

Photos kindly provided by Alan Leishman.

USAAF

B-17G Flying Fortress 42-97286

Beinn Nuis, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire

Photos of remaining wreckage added (non previously).

Photos kindly provided by Alan Leishman.

USAF

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Succoth Glen, Corrow, Lochgoilhead.

New page added (page 2) with exhibits from Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum, including recovered artefacts.

Photos, courtesy James Towill.

RAF

Avro Shackleton XF702

Creag Bhan, Kinloch-Ailort, Highland

Additional details and some reminiscences of recovery operation kindly provided by former RAF Sgt 'Andy' ('Boots') Anderson, then of RAF Kinloss MRT.

 

 

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BEA

Vickers Viking G-AIVE

Irish Law, Largs

Further (8th) page added.

Viking Page 8

       

 

 


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Above:  A Vickers Wellington bomber.
One of this type crashed on Box Law, E of Largs, in Ayrshire, Scotland.

 

 

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The Belgian Military Aircraft Wreckhunters website is looking for information. Correspondents / Researchers / Photographers are being sought who would be willing to contribute data, pictures or other topics to this website. If you can help, please contact Belgian Military Aircraft Wreckhunters via the banner link above.

 

 

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