RAF Avro Anson, Conival/Ben More Assynt, crash date 13/04/41
[Picture from wikipedia.org]OS 10-figure grid refs (GPS):
NC 29467 23114 NC 29547 23188
NC 29521 23150 NC 29454 23085
NC 29441 23091 NC 29460 23104
Google Maps display showing wreckage locations This site lies at an altitude of about 650m on a secretive flat moorland plateau 3km north of the summits of Conival and Ben More Assynt.
The 6 airmen who died in this crash are buried at the wreck site, making this only one of two in Scotland which are war graves (the other one is in the Lammermuir Hills just south of Edinburgh, see my page about this site here) and this is almost certainly the highest gravesite in the British Isles. The site is marked by a cairn, a memorial plaque containing the names of the airmen, and a large white metal cross. The church at nearby Inchnadamph village also has a memorial.
The two engines (both with remains of propellers), landing gear (with tyres) and various assorted bits of wreckage are scattered near the memorial cairn in hollows between peat hags.
The PDAAR website has some pictures of the site here. The TFDACSS website has some pictures of the site here. The WW2ACSS website has some pictures of the site and information about the crash here. The WYACU website has some pictures of the site and information about the crash here.
These pictures were taken in August 2008.
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