Wreckage of a Catalina flying boat on Vatersay in the Outer Hebrides. Legible text. DETAILS IN DESCRIPTION.

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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. Legible text on the wreckage in the photograph reads "ATTACH BOMB LOADING PLATFORM".

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Size: 4290px × 2849px
Location: Vatersay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © SJ Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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