Category: East Lothian
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Sea Fury VX283
Covert Field, Buxley Farm, New Winton, Tranent 26th September 1953 VX818 Prototype T20 Sea Fury (BAE Systems) 1Sea Fury VX283 took off from Turnhouse, now Edinburgh Airport, on the afternoon of the 26th September 1953 at around 3 pm. This flight had Harold Douglas Shaw (Dougie) as Pilot and Observer…
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Chesapeake AL938
Fernieness Range 27th April 1943 Chesapeake AL936 a sister ship to AL938 Fernieness (Ferny Ness) Chesapeake AL938 On the afternoon of the 27th of April 1943 Vought Sikorsky Chesapeake serial number AL938 took off from HMS Jackdaw, RNAS Crail, for what would become its last ever flight. The crew that…
Scottish Aircraft Wrecks 