Memorial details

Memorial type
Cairn
District
Lochaber
Town
Lochailort
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19 May 2007
    Attended by: Ken Bowker (Moidart History Group) and Derek Straw (206 Squadron Association)
  • Undefined
    Date: 21/12/2017
    Attended by: RAF Chaplain and CO of 206 Squadron, Deputy Lord Lieutenant, relatives of the crew, repesentatives of Mountain Rescue and local peoples.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69591

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Current location

A path from near Craiglea to Meoble passes close to the cairn but is not clearly marked and is steep and muddy in places
A830
Lochailort
Lochaber
Highland
PH38 4LZ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NM 79335 83668
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Cairn with dedicatory tablet at the site of aircraft crash. Cairn is at NM 79335 83668 Plaque is at NM 79339 83679
Inscription
THIS CAIRN MARKS THE SITE/ WHERE SHACKLETON MK3 XF702/ OF NO 206 SQUADRON/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ CRASHED ON 21 DECEMBER 1967/ WITH THE LOSS OF 13 CREW/ NIHIL NOS EFFUGIT
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cairn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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