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1 AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN THE ISLE OF MAN, NORTHERN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND 1913 - 2019.

T. N. Hancock

As a retired librarian I have long been aware that all aspects of local history should be recorded for the benefit

of future generations and this is my attempt to cover just one of those aspects; it will surprize many people to

know that a minimum of some 5,700 aircraft have crashed and been written-off (eg, did not fly again) in the

Isle of Man, Northern Ireland & Scotland, since powered flight began and this list attempts to give the bare

details of these - it should be emphasised that these are the crashes that resulted in the aircraft being destroyed,

NOT those, of which there were many, which crash-landed, were salvaged by 23 MU Aldergrove, 56 MU

Inverness and 57 MU Wig Bay, repaired at civilian repair factories, such as those in this area at Airdrie, Balado

Bridge, Greenock and Prestwick and then flew again. USAAF aircraft were repaired, or modified, at the large

Air Base Depot at Langford Lodge. I use the words this list attempts to cover advisedly as the recording of

these crashes was down, quite frequently, to the whim of an RAF/FAA/USAAF clerk who may have made mistakes in locations and other details.

It is intended that this list will give a basis for further research to those interested in a particular crash.

Newspaper reports on wartime crashes are rare but those in peacetime may carry an account in the local

press. Each entry gives the aircrafts serial number, its type, its unit and that units home airfield (with the

county if not in the area covered) and the number of fatal casualties if known; it should be remembered that a

great many young airmen died in these crashes (signified [where known] by a number followed by k after the

appropriate entry), often in horrific circumstances and also, occasionally, civilians or ground personnel on the

ground ( shown as + after the aircrew deaths). Civilian aircraft have their registration, type and location of

crash given. Airfields covered in this volume (dates are those within which flying took place)

Isle of Man

Andreas RAF 1941-46, now civil; Jurby RAF 1939-63, civil closed; Ronaldsway civil 1926-39, RAF 1939-43,

FAA 1943-46, airport 1946-now.

Scotland

Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen airport see Dyce; Banff RAF 1943-46; Cairnbeg RAF 1941-45; Crimond see Rattray; Dyce civil 1934-39, RAF 1939-45, airport 1945-now; Edzell RFC 1918-19, RAF 1942-57; Fordoun RAF 1941-45; Frazerburgh RAF 1941-45; Kintore civil 1937-39 RAD WW2; Longside RNAS airship station WW1; Peterhead RAF 1941-45; Rattray FAA 1944-46; StrathbegRNAS seaplane 1918-19; Angus; Arbroath FAA 1940-now; Easthaven FAA 1943-46; Kinnel RAF 1942-45; Montrose RFC 1913-19, RAF 1936-45; Stracathro RAF 1942-45; Tealing RAF 1942-45; Argyll & Bute. Campbeltown RFC 1917-19 (see also Machrihanish) ; Connel RAF 1942-45 civil now; Loch Doon RFC 1917-18; Machrihanish FAA 1940-46, civil 1946-now, RAF reserve Cold War; Borders. Cairncross RFC WW1; Charterhall RAF 1942-47; Whiteburn RFC 1916-19; Winfield 1942-45; Dumfries & Galloway; Annan RAF 1940-45; Burrow Head see Kidsdale. Castle Kennedy RAF 1941-45; Dumfries RAF 1940-45; Kidsdale RAF 1939-42; Kirkpatrick RAF 1942-45; Low Eldrig RAF 1941-42; Luce bay RNAS airships 1915-19, Raeburnfoot RAF WW2; West Freugh RAF/RAE 1937-2002;

Dundee. RNAS seaplane 1914-20;

East Ayrshire. Bogton RFC WW1; Wigtown RAF 1941-48; Wintersheugh RAF 9141-45; East Lothian. Drem RFC 1916-20, RAF 1939-45, FAA 45-46; East Fortune RNAS 1915-19, RAF 1941-46, civil 1946; Gullane RFC 1917-19; Haddington see Lennoxlove; Lennoxlove RAF 1941-45; MacMerry civil

1929-39, RAF 1941-46, Penston RFC 1916-19; West fenton see Gullane.

Edinburgh. Turnhouse RFC 1916-20, airport 1925-39, RAF 1925-57, airport 1946-now; Fife. Crail RFC/RAF WW1, FAA 1940-47, RAF 1953-58; Donisbristle FAA 1927-59; Dunino RAF 1941-42, FAA 1942-46; Leuchars RNAS 1918-19, RAF 1919-23, FAA 1923-2015, army 2015-now.; Stravithie RAF

1941-45; Woodhaven RAF flying boat 1942-45.

Hebrides. Benbecula civil 1936-3, RAF 1939-45, civil 1945-now. Bowmore (Islay) RAF 1941-43; Port Ellen

(Islay) civil 1935-39, RAF 1939-46, civil 1946-now; Stornoway (Harris) RAF 1940-45, airport 1945-now, RAF

reserve Cold War; Tiree civil 1934-39, RAF 1942-45, airport 1945-now;

Highland; Alness RAF flying boat 1938-57; Black Isle RAF 1941-45; Brackla RAF 1941-44; Castletown RAF

1940-45; Cromarty RNAS seaplane 1913-14; Dalcross RAF 1939-53 airport 53-now; Delny RNAS WW1;

Dornoch RAF 1941-45; Dounreay civil 1954-now; Evanton RAF 1937-54; Fearn FAA 1941-46; Fort George 2

RNAS 1913; Invergordon see Alness; Inverness airport see Dalcross; Kirkton RAF 1941-45; Longmans Field

civil -1939, RAF 1939-46, civil; Skitten RAF 194045; Tain RAF 1941-46; Wick civil 1935-39, RAF 1939-46,

civil 1946-now; Moray. Balnageith RAF 1941-43; Dallachy RAF 1943-45; Elgin RAF 1940-47; Forres RAF 1941-45; Kinloss RAF 1938-2011; Leanach RAF 1941-43; Lossiemouth RAF 1939-46, FAA 1946-72, RAF 1972-now; Milltown

RAF 1943-46, FAA 1946-77;.

North Ayrshire. Largs RAF WW2;

Orkney. Caldale RNAS airship 1916-18; Catfirth ; Grimsetter RAF 1939-4, FAA 1943-45, airport 1950-now.;

Hatston FAA 1939-46, airport 1946-50; Houton Bay RNAS flying boat 1917-20; Kirkwall see Hatston; Scapa

RNAS flying boat 1914-19; Skabrae RAF 1940-45; Smoogroo RNAS/RAF 1917-23; Twatt FAA 1941-49; Perth & Kinross. Balado Bridge RAF 1942-44, FAA 1944-45; Buttergask RAF 1941-44; Errol RAF 1942-45; Findo Gask RAF 1942-45; Methven RAF 1941-44; Perth/Scone civil 1936-39, RAF 1939-57, civil 1946-now; South Kilduff RFC 1916-18; Whitefield RAF 1939-45; Renfrewshire. Abbotsinch civil 1933-39, RAF 1939-43, FAA 1943-57, RAF 1946-57, Airport 1963-now. Renfrew RFC 1918-29, civil 1933-46, airport 1946-66;

Shetland. Scatsa RAF 1940-45, civil 1960s-now;Sullum Voe RAF flying boats 1939-52; Sumburgh civil 1933-

39, RAF 1939-45, airport 1946-now;

South Ayrshire. Ayr Heathfield RAF 40-44, FAA 1944-46; Ayr Racecourse RFC 1917-21; Dundonald RAF

1940-45; Prestwick civil 1936-39, RAF 1939-46, civil 1946-now, USAF 1951-66, FAA 1972-2016; Turnberry

RFC 1916-19, RAF 1942-45;

Stirling. Grangemouth civil 1939, RAF 1939-55;

West Lothian. Kirknewton RAF 1941-52;

Northern Ireland

Antrim. Aldergrove RFC/RAF 1918-22, RAF 1925-now, airport 1981-now; Ballymena 1940-?; Langford Lodge RAF 1941-42, USAAF 1942-46, RAF 1952-53; Larne RNAS 1915-20; Nutts Corner RAF 1941-46, airport 1946-63; Toome RAF 1943, USAAF 1943-45, RAF 1953-54; Belfast City. Sydenham civil 1937-39, RAF 1939-41, FAA 1941-73; civil/airport 1973-now; Down. Ballyhalbert RAF 1941-44, FAA 44-45; Ballywalter-RAF 1941-45; Bishops Court RAF 1943-54; Greencastle USAAF 1943-45; Kirkiston RAF 1942-45,FAA 1945-46;Long Kesh RAF 1941-46; Maghaberry

1941-45; Murlough RAF 1941-45; Newtownards civil 1934-39, RAF 1939-45, civil 1945-now.

Fermanagh. Castle Archdale RAF flying boat 1941-46; 1941-46; Enniskillen airport see St Angelo;Killadeas

RAF 1941-45; Lough Erne see Castle Archdale; St Angelo RAF 1941-47, civil 1947-now... Londonderry. Ballykelly RAF 1941-71; Eglinton RAF 1941-42, USAAF 1942-43, FAA 1943-66; Limavady RAF 1940-45; Maydown RAF 1941-42, FAA 1942-49; Mullaghmore RAF 1943-44, USAAF 1944, FAA 1944,

RAF 1944-45;

Tyrone. Cluntoe USAAF 1943-44, RAF 1953-54;

SOURCES

This list is compiled from the information given in many books published by Air-Britain Historians Ltd, and the

volumes of Bomber Command Losses by W. R. Chorley, and Coastal Command Losses, published by

Midland Books. Two web-sites also proved very useful for the American WW2 crashes - accident-report.com

and www.aviationarchaeology.com.

APPENDICES

These may be found at the end of the list and consist of an aircraft type index, a geographical location index and

a list of the abbreviations used.

EARLY TIMES

Montrose was the first RFC airfield in Scotland, opening in 1912. 1912

September

21. n/k. Bleriot XI. Side-slipped in Balmoral Showground, Belfast. 1k.

3 1913
May

28. 205. BE2 of RFC. Wing came off Montrose. 1k.

WORLD WAR 1

The crashes listed under World War One are nowhere near comprehensive, either in number or in their exact

locations which were often not recorded; however, as can be seen in later periods, most crashes took place at or

near aerodromes, during the demanding tasks of take-off and landing. Thus, many of the below did happen at

being killed, particularly flying the tricky Sopwith Camel. The RNAS had bases all around the coast from the

Tweed to the Irish Sea from which were mounted anti-submarine patrols by aeroplanes, seaplanes and airships

while the RFC patrolled against Zeppelin raids from the Tweed to Edinburgh. 1914

August

N/K. 139. Farman F22H SP of RNAS Scapa. Crashed NFD.

24. 142. Farman F22H SP of RNAS Scapa. EF on patrol, F/L and broke-up in swell nr base.

November 1914

21. 38. Bat Boat FB of RNAS Scapa. Destroyed by gale at base.

1915

January

01. 79. Short Type 74 SP of RNAS Granton. EF, F/L and broke-up in heavy seas 2m N of Fife Ness

nr Craighead, Fi.

21. 129. Wight 1914 Navyplane SP of RNAS Cromarty. Damaged float ldg at base and wrecked in

tow.

February

22. 76. Short Type 74 SP of RNAS Dundee. Crashed NFD.

24. 75. Short Type 74 SP of RNAS Dundee. Side-slipped in fm turn base.

April

08. 155. Wight 1914 Navyplane SP of RNAS Fort George, Inv. Destroyed by gale at base.

May 1915

01. 1227. White & Thompson No3 FB of RNAS Fort George, Inv. F/L off Chanonry Point nr Fortrose,

R&C.

August

07. 930. Sopwith 860 SP of RNAS Dundee. F/L in sea, o/t during tow.

September

14. 1067. Spinning Jenny of RNAS Dundee. Collided with tree.

16. 839. Wight 840 SP of RNAS Scapa. EF, F/L in sea-NFD.

October

06. 1069. Spinning Jenny of RNAS East Fortune. Crashed NFD.

14. n/k. Shorthorn of 6 RASqn Montrose. Crashed Drumgley Fm nr Glamis. 2k.

November

01. 1403. Wight 840 SP of RNAS Dundee. Heavy ldg in sea nr Bell Rock 10m E of Carnoustie, Ang,

sank on tow.

12. 3069. Short 827 SP of HMS Campania. Damaged floats ldg Scapa.

December

21. 1409. Wight 840 SP of RNAS Dundee. Bombs exploded whilst taxying base. 2k.

1916
March

17. 1454. Farman HF Pusher Biplane of RNAS East Fortune. Dived into sea. 2k.

29. 1408. Wight 840 SP of RNAS Dundee. Bombs exploded after t/o fm base.

4

April 1916

02. 8588. Avro 504C of RNAS East Fortune. Crashed on ldg at base fm AZP.

05. 1400. Wight 840 SP of RNAS Dundee. Crashed in R.Tay off base.

May

11. 1559. Schneider SP of RNAS Scapa. Crashed NFD.

July

02. 7349. Shorthorn of 26 RSqn Turnhouse. Sise-slipped in nr base. 1k.

05. 2772. BE2b of 36 Sqn Cramlington Northumberland. Crashed in fo9g Reston Bks. 1k.

August

22. 8718. Be, crashed on subsequent t/o.

28. C-16. Coastal Class airship of RNAS East Fortune. EF, crashed into sea off Coldingham Bay, Be.

October

13. 4472. BE2c of 18 RSqn Montrose. Lost controlbase. 1k., spun in

22. SS-18. Sea Scout airship. Wrecked off Ireland. NFD. 1k.

29. 2487. BE2c of 63 Sqn Stirling. Stall and dived in Turnhouse.1k.

November

16. A5499. BE2c of 18 RSqn Montrose. Crashed into house base.1k.

December

07. 8720. BE2c of RNAS East Fortune. Crashed NFD.

1917

January

29. C-5. Coastal class airship RNAS Crashed due gas leak Longside airship station, Ab.

February

12. 9069. Short 184 SP of RNAS Scapa. Crashed on t/o base.

March

01. 8822. Curtiss JN4 of RNAS East Fortune. Crashed NFD.

April

13. N/K. BE2e of 77 Sqn Turnhouse. Crashed in snow Reston Bks. 2k.

23. A7032. Shorthorn of 26 RSqn Turnhouse. Collided with other a/c (survived) Edinburgh area. 1k.

30. N1039. Baby SP of RNAS Dundee. Crashed NFD.

May

01. 6975. FE2b of 2(Aux) SoAF&G Turnberry. Dived in fm turn base. BF. 2k.

04. A7029. Shorthorn of 26 R Sqn Turnhouse. Spun in base, avoiding telegraph wires. 1k.

A9974. BE2c of 18 RSqn Montrose. Spun in nr base. BF. 1k.

June 1917

07. A2480. Shorthorn of 39 TSqn Montrose. Crashed nr base. 2k.

14. 1270. BE2c of 18 TSqn Montrose. Spun in east coast Scotland NFD. 1k.

19. A817. FE2b of 2(Aux)SoAG Turnberry. Stalled fm turn and dived in base. BF. 2k.

29. 4826. FE2b of 2(Aux)SoAF Turnberry. Stalled fm turn, crashed Maidens Ayr.2k.

July

16. C-15. Coastal Class airship RNAS. Wrecked being towed East Fortune.

26. A4861. BE2e of 77 Sqn Penston. Stalled fm turn at night, base. 1k.

August

07. N6452. Pup of HMS Furious. Crashed into sea ldg ship off Scapa Flow, Ork. 1k.

September

04. 5416. BE2c of 2(Aux)SoAG Turnberry. Stalled fm turn base. 1k.

13. B3983. BE2e of 52 TSqn Montrose. Lost control and dived in base. 1k.

October

04. B2339. Camel of 73 TSqn Turnhouse. Lost control in dive, crashed Elphinstone, El. 1k.

N1135. Short 184 SP of RNAS Dundee. EF, F/L 8m SE of IoMay 5m off Anstruther, Fi.

16. A7438. DH4 of 52 TSqn Montrose. EF, turned, stalled and dived in Charleton Rd, Montrose. 1k.

November

04. A9792. Avro 504J of 1 SoAF Ayr. Collided with A9800 Ayrshire 1k.

06. B6264. Camel of 80 Sqn Montrose. Crashed NFD.

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