Date: | Friday 12 May 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Consolidated Catalina IVB (PB2B-1) |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | JX273 |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Vatersay Island, Outer Hebrides -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Oban-Connel Airport (OBN/EGEO) |
Destination airport: | Oban-Connel Airport (OBN/EGEO) |
Narrative:The pilot became disorientated during a night training exercise and the plane impacted a hill named Heishavel Beag on Vatersay Island. Three crew members died in the crash.
The deceased are: Flt Sgt David Clyne, Captain; Sgt R. (Fred) Basset, Wireless OP-AG; Sgt Patrick Hine, Rigger, mechanic.
Sources:
Catalina on Vatersay: a plane wreck with more than one story (501 places)
Air Crash Sites-Scotland
Location
Images:
photo (c) Jane Harris; Vatersay Island, Outer Hebrides; 20 June 2017
photo (c) Mr Graham D Worthy; Vatersay Island, Outer Hebrides; 07 May 2017
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