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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.

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Aircraft Crash Sites in Scotland

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.

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 & 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.  

 


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

  
 

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February 2010 Updates

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Boeing B-29A Superfortress

 Succoth Glen by Corrow near Lochgoilhead

Recent photos of crash scene added.
Photos kindly provided by David Pickering

       

 

 

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(January 2010)

RAF

58 OTU Memorial Plaque unveiling

Grangemouth

Additional enlarged photos of memorial kindly provided by Steven Spink.

Photos of Plt Off C. G. Everiss' (RNZAF)  memorial also kindly provided by Steven Spink.

BEA

Vickers Viking G-AIVE

Irish Law, Largs

 
       
       
   

Preserved Aircraft

(Most recent at top of list)

 

BAF

(British Air Ferries)

Vickers 806 Viscount G-APIM

Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey.

Photos kindly provided by James Towill.

BEA

Vickers Viking G-AGRU

Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey.
(Undergoing refurbishment for static display)

Photos kindly provided by Shaun Moroney & James Towill.

 

       
       

 

 


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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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