The wreckage of a Catalina Flying Boat that crashed on the island of Vatersay during WWII in 1944.


The wreckage of a Catalina flying boat lies on the moorland north of Vatersay Bay in the Outer Hebrides. The aircraft crashed on the hillside of Heishavel Beag on 12 May 1944 during a training flight. 3 of the 9 man crew were killed and, as well as the wreckage, there is now a memorial at the site.


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Location: Vatersay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © SJ Images / Alamy / Afripics
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