Monument record MHG30855 - Aircraft Crash Site, Glen Glass
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 544 689 (200m by 200m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH56NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
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Full Description
Small remains in Glen Glass, near Evanton.
J Aitken: 26/09/04
A Sea Hawk aircraft crashed at this location. Searched for but not located. No further details surrounding the date or circumstances of the crash.
Information supplied by Alan Clark, 11/04/02.
Macclesfield Aviation Group, member of British Aviation Archaeological Council.
J Aitken : 15/04/02.
Website - www.the-ateam.supanet.com or e-mail at Clark@theateam69.fsnet.co.uk
Website details supplied by A Clark, 11/04/02.
J Aitken : 17/04/02.
On 28-Sep-1954 Sea Hawk F.1 serial WF223, of 738s based at RNAS Lossiemouth, collided at 18,000' with Sea Hawk WM909 of the same unit. Lt NJP Mills ejected successfully, and the aircraft crashed near Eilenach Lodge, Evanton. WM909 crashed whilst attempting an emergency landing at Lossiemouth, killing Lt/Cmdr J Robertson.
Information from Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft since 1946 by Ray Sturtivant, Mick Burrow & Lee Howard, pages 418 & 425.
ISBN 0-815130-283-1 <1>
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 27 2011 10:45AM
