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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cairn
District
Moray
Town
Kinloss
County
Grampian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
79035

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Current location

Kinloss Barracks-Formerly RAF Kinloss
Kinloss
Moray
Grampian
IV36 3UH
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NJ 071 621
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Metal plaque set into stone cairn set which is surmounted by a propeller. See also the crash site memorial- our reference 65962.
Inscription
IN MEMORY/OF/THE CREW OF LANCASTER TX264/CCX SQN/THEY DIED WHEN THEIR AIRCRAFT CRASHED/NEAR THE SUMMIT OF BEINN EIGHE, TORRIDON/14 MARCH 1951/A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY/RESCUE TEAMS ATTEMPTING TO REACH THE SITE OF THIS CRASH/THE AIR MINISTRY INSTRUCTED THAT TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT OF/RAF MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAMS SHOULD BE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED/ENABLING THEM TO OPERATE IN THE MOST HAZARDDOUS CONDITIONS/TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT DIRECTIVE/THE MOTTO OF RAF MOUNTAIN RESCUE IS/"WHENSOEVER"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beck, W D
Bell, J W
Clucas, R
Farquhar, G
Naismith, J
Reid, H S
Strong, R
Tennison, P
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, manner of death, place of death, date of death, service, rank, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Trophy / Relic
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Cairn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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