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Aircraft Type

   

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Airspeed

(Airspeed (1934) Ltd)

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
 

Airspeed AS10 Oxford

PH404

RAF

(Czech crew)

Stob an t - Sluichd
(Engines and other  remains)

Allanaquoich  or Braemar

A93

Aberdeenshire 

(Cairngorms National Park)

Airspeed AS10 Oxford

N6438

RAF

Meluncart
(Significant remains in gulley below crash site)

Bridge of Dye

B974 from Banchory.

Aberdeenshire 

 

Armstrong Whitworth

(Vickers-Armstrongs)

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
 

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

 

N1498

RAF

Carn a' Chóire Mhoir

(Very limited fragmented remains)

Balvraid near Tomatin

A9 to Tomatin, and by unclassified road to Balvraid.

Highland (Moray)

 

Avro

(Hawker Siddeley)

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
 

Avro Anson

DJ472

RAF

Caisteal Abhail

 

Brodick or Sannox

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

North Ayrshire

(Isle of Arran)

 

Avro Anson

K6255

RAF

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.

Inverclyde

Avro Anson

L7949

RAF

Ladyland Muir

(Fragmented remains.)

Kilbirnie or Lochwinnoch

A760

Renfrewshire

Avro Anson

MG356

RAF

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.

Dumfries & Galloway

Avro Anson

N5064

RAF

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)

Angus
(
Sidlaw Hills, Strathmore)

Avro Lancaster GR

TX264

RAF

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.

Highland

(Wester Ross)

 

Avro Lancaster SR-D

PB456

RAF

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)

Stirling

Avro Shackleton MR.3

XF702

RAF

Creag Bhan

Arieniskil then Lochailort

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

Highland

(Kinloch-Ailort)

Avro Vulcan B.1A

XH477

RAF

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.

Aberdeenshire
(Boundary with Angus at Hill of Cat)

B

Boeing

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

B-17G Flying Fortress

44-83325

USAAF

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.

Highland

(Isle of Skye)

B-17G Flying Fortress

42-97286

USAAF

Beinn Nuis

(some parts remaining)

Brodick

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

Hillwalking on the Isle of Arran

Walking Wild on Arran

North Ayrshire

(Isle of Arran)

B-17G Flying Fortress

44-6504

USAAF

West Hill (The Cheviot) 

Onsite Remembrance Area

Westnewton

B6351 (A697)

Northumberland, England

B-29A Superfortress

62276

USAAF / USAF

Succoth Glen nr. Beinn Tharsuinn

(Substantial remains.)

Lochgoilhead

Unclassified road to Corrow from B839 at Lochgoilhead

Argyll

 

Boulton Paul

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Boulton Paul Defiant

RCAF

Gifford hillside.

(Location uncertain)

Gifford or Haddington

B6369 (from Haddington)

East Lothian

Boulton Paul Defiant

RAF

Lammermuir Hills.

(Some scattered wreckage + memorial.)

War Grave

Hillhouse,  Addinston or Gifford

A68 or B6355

Borders, Scottish

 (Berwickshire)

 

Bristol

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Bristol Beaufort L9817

L9817

RAF

Knockside Hills

(No known  remains.)

Largs

A760

North Ayrshire

 

Chance Vought Sikorsky

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
 

F4U-1D Corsair Mk II

JT461

RNAS

(New Zealander / Kiwi pilot)

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.

Orkney

C

Consolidated

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Consolidated B-24D Liberator

42-41030

USAAF

Beinn Nuis

(some parts remaining)

Brodick

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

Hillwalking on the Isle of Arran

North Ayrshire

(Isle of Arran)

Consolidated B-24H Liberator

42-95095

USAAF

Śdhean 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

Highland

(Wester Ross)

Consolidated B-24M Liberator

44-50695

USAAF

Pildinny (Hill just N of Goodman's Cairn)
(Memorial near crash site, not far from shepherd's memorial.)

Ballantrae

A77

Dumfries & Galloway

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

FL949

(ex 41-11755)

RAF

(Czech crew)

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.

Orkney

Consolidated LB-30A Liberator (B-24)

AM261

RAF

Mullach Buidhe

(A few fragments may still be found onsite)

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

North Ayrshire

(Isle of Arran)

Consolidated PBY Catalina

JX273

RAF

 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.

Western Isles

(Barra/Vatersay)

 

 

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D

de Havilland

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

de Havilland Devon

VP969

RAF (TC/MC)

Box Law / Slaty Law

(Wings; engines, landing gear,  etc.)

Largs

A760

North Ayrshire

de Havilland DH90 Dragonfly

G-AHEC

Personal Airways

Darnaw, Galloway Hills

(Memorial  only)

Newton Stewart or New Galloway

A712

Dumfries & Galloway

de Havilland Mosquito

MM244

RAF

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.

Highland (Moray)

de Havilland Tiger Moth

N9202

RAF

Ladyland Muir

Kilbirnie or Lochwinnoch

A760

Renfrewshire

 

Douglas

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Douglas C47B (Dakota)

KK194

RAF

 

Beinn Talaidh

(Some wreckage parts remaining onsite.)

Onsite Remembrance Area

Strathcoil, Isle of Mull

A849 (S and W from Fishnish)

Argyll & Bute

 (Argyll / Isle of Mull)

             

Douglas C47B (Dakota)

G-AMRB

Starways

Greenside Hill

(Small pieces remain onsite.)

Largs

A760

North Ayrshire

             

English Electric

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Canberra B.2

WJ615

RAF

Carn an t-Sagairt Ṃr

(Significant remains, including wing section.)

Braemar

A93

Aberdeenshire

(Southern Grampians)

F

Fairey

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Fairey Albacore

L7109

RN (FAA/RNAS)

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.

North Ayrshire

(Isle of Arran)

Fairey Firefly

DT977

RN (FAA/RNAS)

Blaeloch Hill

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

Largs or Fairlie

A760; or A78(T) then Fairlie Glen.

North Ayrshire

Fairey Firefly

 

PP566

RN (FAA/RNVR)

Meikle Bin

(Wing section, hydraulics, engine, etc.)

Lennoxtown & Campsie Glen

B822 (Balgrochan - Fintry)

Stirling (close to Cumbernauld & Kilsyth boundary)

Fairey Swordfish

V4554

RN (FAA/RNAS)

Calder Dam / Duchal Moor

Lochwinnoch

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

Renfrewshire

G

Gloster

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
 

Gloster Javelin FAW.6

XA825 'K'

RAF

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

Innerleithen or Peebles

A703 from Peebles.


B709 from A7 or Innerleithen.

Scottish Borders / Midlothian boundary (Southern Uplands)

G

Grumman

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Grumman Martlet / Wildcat

AL251

RN (FAA/RNAS)

Beinn Bheula

(Wing section, etc.)

Lochgoilhead

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

Argyll

H

Handley Page

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Handley Page Hampden

P2118

RAF

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

Highland  (Sutherland)

Handley Page Hampden

L4063

RAF

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.

Scottish / English Border Region.  (vicinity of Cheviot Hills)

 

Hawker

(Hawker Siddeley)

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Hawker Hurricane

LF207

RAF

(RNZAF pilot)

Beinn na Seilg
(Little remaining wreckage. Cairn memorial at site. Memorial plaque a short distance to West of crash site.)

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.

Highland

 (Ardnamurchan)

Hawker Hurricane

LF160

RAF

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.

Argyll & Bute

 (Argyll)

Hawker Hurricane

W9187

RAF

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.

Inverclyde

Hawker Hurricane

LD564

RCAF

Loch Doon (forest firebreak close to Loch) (Some remains, including engine)

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

Dumfries & Galloway

Hawker Typhoon

DN365

RAF

Queenside Muir

(Propeller only.)

Lochwinnoch

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

Renfrewshire

 

Heinkel

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Heinkel He 111 H-2

T5+EU

Deutsche Luftwaffe

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.

Shetland

(Fair Isle)

Heinkel He 111 H-4

 

Deutsche Luftwaffe

Cairnsmore of Fleet

(Memorial only. Remains removed to Dumfries and Galloway Aviation 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.

Dumfries & Galloway

Junkers

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
 

Ju 88A-5

Coded M2+CK

Deutsche Luftwaffe

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.

East Dunbartonshire.

Ju 88A-14

Serial: 144537

Coded 3E+HM

Deutsche Luftwaffe

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

Balerno

A70 to Balerno.

Midlothian.

(City of Edinburgh / Midlothian boundary)

Ju 88A-1

Coded 4D+EK

Deutsche Luftwaffe

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)

Orkney

(Isle of Hoy)

L

Lockheed & Lockheed Martin

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
 

Lockheed L-049 Constellation

 

PH-TEN

KLM

Mauchline / Tarbolton (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)

East Ayrshire / South Ayrshire boundary

Lockheed Martin Hercules C.3P

(Data in preparation)

XV-193

RAF

Glen Tilt

Blair Atholl

A9

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

Perth and Kinross

(Atholl)

McDonnell

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
 

McDonnell F-101C Voodoo

56-0013

USAF

Maol Odhar
(Creach Bheinn)

(Significant remains, very widely scattered)

Kilmaliue, Inversanda or Strontian

A861; B8043. SW of Fort William

Highland

(Kingairloch)

           

Panavia

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

Region

             

Tornado F3

RAF

Glen Kinglas (Hillside above)

Cairndow, Arrochar, or Lochgoilhead

A83 from Cairndow or Arrochar.

B839 / B828 from Lochgoilhead.

Argyll and Bute

(Argyll)

             

Saunders-Roe

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
 

SARO S.36 Lerwick

L7248 (Prototype)

MAEE / RAF

Faslane Greenfield Camp (oil depot)

Greenfield, Garelochhead

A814

Argyll and Bute

(Argyll)

S

Spartan

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
           

Spartan Cruiser

G-ACYK

Northern & Scottish Airways

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).

North Ayrshire

 

Supermarine

(Vickers-Armstrongs)

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Supermarine Seafire

PR432

RN (FAA)

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).

Renfrewshire

Supermarine Spitfire

P7540

RAF

(Czech crew)

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

Dumfries & Galloway

Supermarine Spitfire

R7154

RAF

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

Cape Wrath or Kinlochbervie

B801 from A838

Highland

(North-West Sutherland)

V

Vickers

(Vickers-Armstrongs)

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 
             

Vickers Viking

G-AIVE

BEA

Irish Law

(Wings; engines, etc.)

Largs

A760

North Ayrshire

Vickers Viscount

G-AOHI

BEA

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

Stirling

Vickers Wellington

LP760

RAF

Bankhead Farm
(No known remains)

Humbie

(SE of Dalkeith)

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

Lothian
(East Lothian)

Vickers Wellington

R1164

RAF

Box Law

(Very fragmented remains.)

Largs

A760

North Ayrshire

Vickers Wellington

L4348

RAF

Meall Ceann (moorland nr. Loch Strathy).

(Fragmented remains)

Strathy, Skelpick, or Rough Haugh

A836 or B871

Highland

(Strathnaven / Strath Halladale)

 

Vickers Wellington

L7845

RAF

White Hill / Muckle Cairn

Clova

B955 north from Kirriemuir

Angus

 

Westland

Reg / Serial

Operator

Location / Condition

 

Nearest Town / Village

Nearest Road

 

Region

 

Westland Wessex HC.2

(Helicopter)

XT 674

RAF

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

Stirling

 

 

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