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Aberdeenshire

Location / Condition

Nearest Town or Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg / Serial

Operator

 

Aberdeenshire

(Cairngorms National Park)

Stob an t - Sluichd
(Engines and other  remains)

Allanaquoich  or Braemar

A93

Airspeed AS10 Oxford

PH404

RAF

(Czech crew)

Aberdeenshire

(Southern Grampians)

Carn an t-Sagairt Mòr

(Significant remains, including wing section.)

Braemar

A93

Canberra B.2

WJ615

RAF

Aberdeenshire

(Boundary with Angus at Hill of Cat)

Hill of St Colm
(Furrows and fragments  only. Some small parts recovered from site for Grampian Transport Museum.)

Aboyne or Ballater.

B976 (A93) from Aboyne or Ballater to Glen Tanar.

Avro Vulcan B.1A

XH477

RAF

Aberdeenshire

Meluncart
(Significant remains in gulley below crash site)

Bridge of Dye

B974 from Banchory.

Airspeed AS10 Oxford

N6438

RAF

 

Angus

Location / Condition

Nearest Town or Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg / Serial

Operator

Angus

(Sidlaw Hills, Strathmore)

Gallow Hill

(Landing gear struts, etc.)

Tealing or Milton of Ogilvie, N of Dundee

N from Dundee on A90 and A928 to Milton of Ogilvie. Then by unclassified roads via Glen Ogilvie to Dryburn Farm. Then by farm track and rough heather-clad moorland to Gallow Hill. (Grid Ref: NO 338 410)

Avro Anson

N5064

RAF

Angus

White Hill / Muckle Cairn
(Some remains onsite)

Clova

B955 north from Kirriemuir

Vickers Wellington

L7845

RAF

 

Argyll & Bute

Location / Condition

Nearest Town or Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg / Serial

Operator

 

Argyll & Bute

 (Argyll)

Beinn Bheula

(Wing section, etc.)

Lochgoilhead

A815 to Invernoaden, or B839 to Lochgoilhead & unclassified road to Lettermay & by forest track.

Grumman Martlet / Wildcat

AL251

RN (FAA/NAS)

Argyll & Bute

 (Argyll)

Beinn Talaidh

(Some wreckage parts remaining onsite.)
Onsite Remembrance Area

Strathcoil, Isle of Mull

A849 (S and W from Fishnish)

Douglas C47B (Dakota)

KK194

RAF

Argyll & Bute

 (Argyll)

Faslane Greenfield Camp (oil depot)

Greenfield, Garelochhead

A814

SARO S.36 Lerwick

L7248 (Prototype)

MAEE / RAF

Argyll & Bute

 (Argyll)

Glen Kinglas (Hillside above)

RAF recovery in in progress

Cairndow, Arrochar, or Lochgoilhead

A83 from Cairndow or Arrochar.

B839 / B828 from Lochgoilhead.

Panavia Tornado F3

RAF

Argyll & Bute

 (Argyll)

Isle of Coll
(Several wreckage parts remain onsite)

Arinagour

By CalMac ferry from Oban to Coll. Then, by unclassified roads from Arinagour to nearest access point.

Hawker Hurricane

LF160

RAF

Argyll & Bute

 (Argyll)

Succoth Glen nr. Beinn Tharsuinn

(Substantial remains.)

Lochgoilhead

Unclassified road to Corrow from B839 at Lochgoilhead

B-29A Superfortress

62276

USAAF/  USAF

 

Ayrshire & Arran

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

             

Ayrshire, North

 (Isle of Arran)

Caisteal Abhail

Brodick or Sannox, Isle of Arran

By CalMac ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick. A841 at Brodick for route via Goatfell); or by A841 via Corrie to Sannox (for route via Glen Sannox).

Hillwalking on the Isle of Arran

Avro Anson

DJ472

RAF

Ayrshire, North

 (Isle of Arran)

Beinn Nuis (East side)

(some parts remaining)

Brodick

By CalMac ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick. B880 at Brodick for Glen Rosa or suitable access point to Beinn Nuis further west.

Hillwalking on the Isle of Arran

B-17G Flying Fortress

42-97286

USAAF

Ayrshire, North

 (Isle of Arran)

Beinn Nuis

Brodick

By CalMac ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick. B880 at Brodick for Glen Rosa or suitable access point to Beinn Nuis further west.

Hillwalking on the Isle of Arran

Consolidated B-24D Liberator

42-41030

USAAF

Ayrshire, North

 (Isle of Arran)

Rock Nose
(a few fragments remain at the site.)

Shiskine near Blackwaterfoot

By CalMac ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick. Then by B880 ('The String') to Shiskine.

Fairey Albacore

L7109

RN (FAA/NAS)

Ayrshire, North

 (Isle of Arran)

 

Mullach Buidhe

Brodick or Sannox, Isle of Arran

By CalMac ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick. A841 at Brodick for route via Goatfell); or by A841 via Corrie to Sannox (for route via Glen Sannox).

Hillwalking on the Isle of Arran

Consolidated LB-30A Liberator (B-24)

 

AM261

RAF

Ayrshire, North

(mainland)

Blaeloch Hill

(Wing sections, engine; landing gear, etc.)

Largs or Fairlie

A760; or A78(T) then Fairlie Glen.

Fairey Firefly

 

DT977

 

RN (FAA/NAS)

Ayrshire, North

Box Law / Slaty Law

(Wings; engines, landing gear,  etc.)

Largs

A760

de Havilland Devon

 

VP969

 

RAF (TC/MC)

Ayrshire, North

Box Law

(Very fragmented remains.)

Largs

A760

Vickers Wellington

(Vickers-Armstrongs)

R1164

 

RAF

Ayrshire, North

Greenside Hill

(Small pieces remain onsite.)

Largs

A760

 

Douglas C47B (Dakota)

G-AMRB

 

Starways

Ayrshire, North

(boundary with Renfrewshire)

Hill of Stake

(Remains (fuselage) removed from site to Museum of Flight, East Fortune.)

 

Greenock, Largs, or Lochwinnoch

From Greenock: Old Largs Road (unclassified);

From Largs: Flatt Road & Greeto track, or Brisbane Glen Road (unclassified)

From Lochwinnoch: B786 & unclassified road to Muirshiel Country Park (Muirshiel Mine road).

Spartan Cruiser

 

G-ACYK

 

Northern & Scottish Airways

Ayrshire, North

Knockside Hills

(No known  remains.)

Largs

A760

 

Bristol Beaufort L9817

L9817

 

RAF

Ayrshire, North

Irish Law

(Wings; engines, etc.)

Largs

A760

Vickers Viking

(Vickers-Armstrongs)

G-AIVE

 

BEA

Ayrshire, East  (boundary with South Ayrshire)

(Site & photos only - no remains)

Mauchline (Auchinweet Farm, c. 3.5 miles / 5.6km NE of Prestwick Airport)

Mauchline or Tarbolton

A76 to B744 and by private road to Auchinweet Farm. (It should be noted that the aircraft crashed in a field between Mauchline & Tarbolton, some distance from the farm buildings)

Lockheed L-049 Constellation

PH-TEN

KLM

             

Border Region, Scottish / English

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

             

Northumberland, England

West Hill (The Cheviot)

Onsite Remembrance Area

Westnewton

B6351 (A697)

B-17G Flying Fortress

44-6504

USAAF

Vicinity of
Cheviot Hills

Windy Gyle

(Practically all wreckage now removed. Memorial erected on site by Lincolnshire Aircraft Recovery Group.)

Kirk Yetholm (Scottish Borders) or Barrowburn (Northumberland)

A68 from Jedburgh to Carter Bar (nr. Scottish Border), or B6352 from Kelso to vicinity of Kirk Yetholm.

Handley Page Hampden

L4063

RAF

 

Borders, Scottish

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

 

Berwickshire

Lammermuir Hills.

(Some scattered wreckage + memorial.)

War Grave

Hillhouse,  Addinston or Gifford

A68 or B6355

Boulton Paul Defiant

 

 

 

RAF

Southern Uplands.
(Scottish Borders / Midlothian  boundary)

Bowbeat Hill (Moorfoot Hills)
(Wing section, landing gear wheel, etc.)

Innerleithen or Peebles

A703 from Peebles.


B709 from A7 or Innerleithen.

Gloster Javelin FAW.6

XA825 'K'

RAF

 

Dumfries & Galloway

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

             

Dumfries & Galloway

Bennanbrack

(Landing gear struts, wheel hubs, oxy or fire bottles, etc.)

Glentrool Village

A714 (Girvan - Newton Stewart) to vicinity of Bargrennan, then by unclassified roads to Glentrool Visitor's Centre.

Avro Anson

 

MG356

 

RAF

Dumfries & Galloway

Cairnsmore of Fleet

(Memorial only. Remains removed to North East Aircraft Museum)

Newton Stewart

A75 to Palnure Burn Bridge, and by unclassified roads to Cairnsmore Estate, Cairnsmore Farm, 'T' junction & car park 50m to left of 'T' junction.

Heinkel He 111

 

 

 

Deutsche Luftwaffe

Dumfries & Galloway

Darnaw, Galloway Hills

(Memorial  only)

 

Newton Stewart or New Galloway

A712

de Havilland DH90 Dragonfly

G-AHEC

Personal Airways

Dumfries & Galloway

Loch Doon (forest firebreak close to Loch)

Dalmellington

For Loch Doon from Dalmellington: 1 mile south of Dalmellington turn off the A713 - signed Galloway Forest Park. Follow this road for 8 miles along the side of Loch Doon.

For Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum: Click here

Hawker Hurricane

LD564

RCAF

Dumfries & Galloway

Loch Doon (underwater)

(Recovered for restoration at Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum)

Dalmellington

For Loch Doon from Dalmellington: 1 mile south of Dalmellington turn off the A713 - signed Galloway Forest Park. Follow this road for 8 miles along the side of Loch Doon.

For Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum: Click here

Supermarine Spitfire

 

P7540

RAF

(Czech crew)

Dumfries & Galloway

Pildinny (Hill just N of Goodman's Cairn)

(Memorial near crash site, not far from shepherd's memorial.)

Ballantrae

A77

Consolidated B-24M Liberator

44-50695

USAAF

 

Dunbartonshire

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

 

Dunbartonshire, East

Blairskaith Muir

(No known remains onsite. Cylinder head on display at Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum)

Milngavie,  Lennoxtown or Torrance.

A803 or A807 to Torrance, or A891 to Lennoxtown.

Ju 88A-5

 

Coded M2+CK

Deutsche Luftwaffe

 

Highland

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

             

Highland

(Ardnamurchan)

Beinn na Seilg

Kilchoan

From Tyndrum: By A82 via Rannoch Moor and North Ballachulish to Corran Ferry (N. of Onich).
Then by A861 via Strontian to Salen.
Then by B8007 via Glenborrodale to Kilchoan.

Hawker Hurricane

LF207

RAF

(RNZAF pilot)

Highland

(Inverness)

Creag Bhan

Arieniskil then Lochailort

A830 from Fort William via Corpach & Glenfinnan to Arieniskil (W. of Loch Eilt).

Avro Shackleton MR.3

XF702

RAF

Highland

(Isle of Skye)

Beinn Edra

(Significant wreckage remaining)

Staffin, Isle of Skye

From Skye Bridge via A87 to Portree. Then by A855 to Staffin, and by unclassified roads leading to Maligar or Marishader.

B-17G Flying Fortress

44-83325

USAAF

Highland

(Kingairloch)

Maol Odhar
(Creach Bheinn)

(Significant remains, very widely scattered)

Kilmaliue, Inversanda or Strontian

A861; B8043. SW of Fort William

McDonnell F-101C Voodoo

56-0013

USAF

Highland

 (Moray)

Carn a' Chóire Mhoir

(Very limited fragmented remains)

Balvraid near Tomatin

A9 to Tomatin, and by unclassified road to Balvraid.

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

N1498

RAF

Highland

 (Moray)

Corryfoyness (Great Glen Way)

Aircraft remains buried onsite; some fragmented parts at or near the surface.

Achmony or Drumnadrochit (by Loch Ness)

A82 from Fort William or Inverness to Drumnadrochit.

de Havilland Mosquito

MM244

RAF

Highland

(Strathnaven / Strath Halladale)

Meall Ceann (moorland nr. Loch Strathy).

(Fragmented remains)

Strathy, Skelpick, or Rough Haugh

A836 or B871

Vickers Wellington

L4348

RAF

Highland 

 (Sutherland)

Ben Loyal

(Panel sections; machinery parts, etc.)

Lettermore or Ribigill

A836 from Tongue to Lettermore; or by unclassified roads to Ribigill, Kyle of Tongue.

Walk in Scotland Route

Handley Page Hampden

P2118

 

RAF

Highland 

 (Sutherland, North-West)

Sandwood Bay (SW of Cape wrath)
(Propellor blade and engine shell remaining but often concealed beneath sand)

Cape Wrath or Kinlochbervie

B801 from A838

Supermarine Spitfire

R7154

RAF

Highland

(Wester Ross)

Beinn Eighe

(Substantial remains, but widely scattered and sometimes difficult to access)

Torridon or Kinlochewe

A835 and A832 via Achnasheen to Kinlochewe. Then, by A896 Glen Torridon road to car park.

Or, by A87 and A890 to Achnasheen; by A832 to Kinlochewe, and by A896 Glen Torridon road to car park.  

Avro Lancaster GR

 

TX264

 

RAF

Highland

(Wester Ross)

 

Sìdhean Mor / Fairy Lochs nr Gairloch.

(Substantial remains scattered over wide area + memorial)

War Grave

Shieldaig or Badachro (nr Gairloch)

A832 & B8056 to Shieldaig (SE of hotel)

No public transport

WalkHighland.co.uk

Consolidated B-24H Liberator

 

 

42-95095

USAAF

 

Inverclyde

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

             

Inverclyde

Cauldron Hill / No. 1 Dam by Dunrod Hill

(Engines: one on display at Cornalees Visitor's Centre; one on hills below No. 1 dam (disused))

Greenock or Inverkip

Dunrod Road from A78 nr. IBM Greenock.

 

Avro Anson

 

K6255

 

RAF

Inverclyde

Finnock

(No known remains.)

 

Inverkip or Wemyss Bay

From Inverkip: A78 & unclassified roads to Finnock Bog Farm & Finnock track.
From Wemyss Bay: A78 & unclassified  roads to Kelly Mains Farm & Finnock track.

Hawker Hurricane

 

W9187

 

RAF

 

Lothian

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

             

Lothian, East

Bankhead Farm
(No known remains)

Humbie

(SE of Dalkeith)

To Humbie: B6457 (from A68), B6371 (from A6093), or B6368 (from A6093)

Vickers Wellington

LP760

RAF

Lothian, East

Gifford hillside.

(Location uncertain)

Gifford or Haddington

B6369 (from Haddington)

Boulton Paul Defiant

 

 

 

RCAF

Lothian, Mid

(City of Edinburgh / Midlothian boundary)

Hare Hill (Pentlands).
(Some fragmented and scattered wreckage)

Balerno

A70 to Balerno.

Ju 88A-14

Serial: 144537

Coded 3E+HM

Deutsche Luftwaffe

             

Orkney

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

             

Hoy, Isle of

Cuilags, Isle of Hoy
(Some remains including engine & wing parts)

Murra, Hoy or Linksness

B9047 (Hoy) & unclassified roads.

Access by Northlink Ferries and/or Orkney Ferries.

Consolidated GR V Liberator (B-24D-DT)

FL949

(ex 41-11755)

RAF

(Czech crew)

Hoy, Isle of

Enegars Corrie (N of Cuilags), Isle of Hoy.
(some wing parts and other debris)

Murra or Linksness

B9047 (Hoy) & unclassified roads.

Access by Northlink Ferries and/or Orkney Ferries.

F4U-1D Corsair Mk II

JT461

RNAS

(New Zealander / Kiwi pilot)

Hoy, Isle of

Pegal Burn, nr. Lyness, Isle of Hoy, Orkney
(Possibly, a few fragments. Propeller blade on display at museum on Hoy.)

Lyness

B9047 NW from Lyness to Pegal Burn outflow into sea (opp. Rysa Little islet)

Ju 88A-1

Coded 4D+EK

Deutsche Luftwaffe

 

Perth and Kinross

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

 

Perth and Kinross

(Atholl)

(Data in preparation)

Glen Tilt

Blair Atholl

A9

North on A9 from Perth to Blair Atholl via Pitlochry; or South on A9 from Aviemore to Blair Atholl.

Lockheed Martin Hercules C.3P

(Data in preparation)

XV-193

RAF

             
 

Renfrewshire

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

             

Renfrewshire

Calder Dam / Duchal Moor

Lochwinnoch

B786 & unclassified road to Muirshiel Country Park (Muirshiel Mine road).

Fairey Swordfish

 

V4554

 

RN (FAA/NAS)

Renfrewshire

(boundary with N. Ayrshire)

Hill of Stake

(Remains recovered from site. Very small fragments may possibly be found onsite.)

 

Greenock, Largs, or Lochwinnoch

From Greenock: Old Largs Road (unclassified);

From Largs: Flatt Road & Greeto track, or Brisbane Glen Road (unclassified)

From Lochwinnoch: B786 & unclassified road to Muirshiel Country Park (Muirshiel Mine road).

Supermarine Seafire

 

PR432

 

RN (FAA)

Renfrewshire

Ladyland Muir

(Fragmented remains.)

Kilbirnie or Lochwinnoch

A760

Avro Anson

L7949

 

RAF

Renfrewshire

Ladyland Muir

Kilbirnie or Lochwinnoch

A760

de Havilland Tiger Moth

N9202

 

RAF

Renfrewshire

Queenside Muir

(Propeller only.)

Lochwinnoch

B786 & unclassified road to Muirshiel Country Park (Muirshiel Mine road).

Hawker Typhoon

 

DN365

 

RAF

             

Shetland

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

 

Shetland

(Fair Isle)

Vaasetter, Fair Isle, Shetland
(Engines and tail cone unit remains)

The Croft of Vaasetter, then Fair Isle Airport

Unclassified track from Fair Isle Airport to Vaasetter, or from ferry landing to Vaasetter.

Heinkel He 111 H-2

T5+EU

Deutsche Luftwaffe

 

Stirling

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

             

Stirling

Ben More

(Almost all known remains now removed from site.)

Crianlarich

From Crianlarich: E on A85 to Benmore Farm (OS Grid Ref. 414257).

From Lochearnhead: NW & W on A85 to Benmore Farm.

Walk in Scotland Route

Ben More & Stobinian Walk

Vickers Viscount

 

G-AOHI

 

BEA

Stirling

Ben More

(Various parts remain onsite, including tail unit, landing gear, hydraulics and rotor blades)

(Memorial plaque onsite)

Crianlarich

From Crianlarich: E on A85 to Benmore Farm (OS Grid Ref. 414257).

From Lochearnhead: NW & W on A85 to Benmore Farm.

Walk in Scotland Route

Ben More & Stobinian Walk

Westland Wessex HC.2

(Helicopter)

 

XT 674

RAF

Stirling (Loch Lomond)

Conic Hill
(Remaining wreckage recovered from site by Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum)

Balmaha, Loch Lomond

B837 (from Drymen);
A811 (from Balloch or Stirling);
A809 (from Bearsden, Glasgow)

Avro Lancaster SR-D

PB456

RAF

Stirling (close to Cumbernauld & Kilsyth boundary)

Meikle Bin

(Wing section, hydraulics, engine, etc.)

Lennoxtown & Campsie Glen

B822 (Balgrochan - Fintry)

Fairey Firefly

PP566

RN (FAA/RNVR)

 

Western Isles

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Aircraft Type

Reg /  Serial

Operator

             

Western Isles

 (Barra/Vatersay)

 Vatersay shoreline

(Wing section & other wreckage still onsite + memorial)

Vatersay (Island), nr. Barra

 

By CalMac ferry from Oban to Barra or Eriskay to Barra, or by BA Loganair from Glasgow Airport to Barra Airport (tidal sand strip). Then by A888, unclassified roads and causeway to Vatersay.

Consolidated PBY Catalina

 

JX273

 

RAF

 

 

 

 

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