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RAF Catalina aircraft wreck and memorial
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RAF Catalina aircraft wreck and memorial
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Alex Foxfield
October 10, 2025
This is the wreck of an RAF Catalina seaplane that crashed here during a training exercise in 1944. The aircraft struck the upper slope of Heiseabhal Beag and, tragically, three of the nine crew members were killed in the incident. A stone memorial pays tribute to those involved in the crash.
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