Introduction

 

We would appeal to anyone visiting these sites to respect the remains. In many of the crash sites listed here, air crew and passengers died or suffered injury as a result of these incidents. Please do not remove wreckage parts as souvenirs. Very often, a wreck is considered as a monument to those who died. We would request that you respect their memory and remember their tragic loss.

 

 

Psalm 139:8-10—sometimes known
as 'the Airman's Psalm')

If I climb up into Heaven, Thou art there;
If I go to Hell, Thou art there also.
If I take the wings of the morning
And remain in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Even there also shall Thy hand lead me;
And Thy right hand shall hold me.

(Inscribed on the Runnymede Memorial)

 

 

 

 

Please note that it is an offence under the Protection of Military Remains Act to interfere with the crash site of a military aircraft in the UK. An official licence and other consents are required to investigate crash sites legally.

Some Key Points from MOD Website:

• A licence is required to excavate any military aircraft crash site in the United Kingdom, irrespective whether the aircraft was in the service of the British, American, German or other nation's armed forces.

• A licence will not be issued if human remains are likely to be found at the site.

 

 

 

Without the help of the following people, it would not have been possible to expand this website or to provide some of the information on its pages. Many thanks to each one for their help, and for the information and/or photos provided by them.

(Names listed alphabetically by surname):

• 70 (Croft and Culcheth) Squadron ATC

• James Allan (Author: Wings over Scotland / Contributing Editor: Pilot Magazine)

• John Allan

• Thomas 'Andy' ('Boots') Anderson

• Keith Beckett

• Tim Bendix

• Brandan Binns

• Harry Blane

• Dave Borland

• Ken Bowker (Moidart Local History Group)

• Dr. Grant Burfield

• Billy Caball (Ireland)

• Alan Clark (Peak District Air Accident Research)

• William Clark

• Jim Corbett (Air Crash Investigation and Archaeology)

• Joe Daly (Australia)

• Karen Dewar (Canada)

• Nancy S Donahoo (USA)

• Michael Dougherty

• Ron Duffy

• Mike Durward

• Rijnko Fekkes (The Netherlands)

• Al Fleming

• Mrs L Fleming

• Dr Ian Frayling

• Martin Frew

• June Gowland

• Stevie H

• Richard Hall

• Stephen Hayton

• Richard Hobby

• Monique D Hoexum (The Netherlands)

• Trevor Holman

• Norman Hood

• John Hunter

• Phillip Jones (Author, Airfield Focus - No. 35 Dundonald)

• Davie Kerr

• Ken Ledger

• Alan Leishman (BAAC; Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum)

• Kate Lewis

• Bob MacAlister (Canada)

• Richard Mackay

• George McCree

• Lauren McGough

• Andy McIntyre

• Alisdair McLeod

• Ian McNeish

• Dougie Martindale

• Ken Marston

• Mellie

• Giovanni Mendicino

• Giovanni Metra

• Ian Moore

• Ian Murgatroyd

• John Neish

• Gary Nelson

• Danny J Parkinson

• Graham Philip

• David Pickering

• Ross Purfit

• Ron Selley (South Africa)

• Graham Simpson

• David J. Smith (Author, High Ground Wrecks and Relics)

• Rob Smith

• Simon Smith

• Steven Spink (BAAC; Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum)

• Richard Stewart (ex Sgt, 60 MU RAF)

• John Telford

• Ian Thurlbeck

• James Towill

• Ray Urquhart (New Zealand)

• Graham White (Borders Gliding Club)

• Steve White

• Liam Whitfield

• Anne Williams

• Larry Wright (Canada)

• Kelvin Youngs

 

Together with the following groups or organisations:

• Craig Fuller, Aviation Archaeology.com (USA)

• Irene at ScottishHills.com forum.

• Ranger Service at Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park.

 

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BELOW: A view of Goatfell or 'the Sleeping Warrior' (the highest peak on the right of the picture) with other peaks on the Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

 

Several aircraft accidents occurred on the rugged peaks around Goatfell, Beinn Nuis, and other locations throughout Arran. Some wreckage can still be found at these sites today.

 

 

Photo: 2007 Gordon Lyons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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