Memorial
Avro Lancaster TX264
Current Location
Beinn Eighe, Torridon Mountains, Wester Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Highlands and Islands, Scotland
OS Grid Reference
NG 94349 60357
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 65962
- Description
- A plain rectangular brass plaque on a wooden backboard attached to a rock. Large pieces of wreckage, including two engines and parts of the undercarriage, are still at the crash site. See also our reference 79035, at RAF Kinloss
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ THE EIGHT CREW MEMBERS OF/ LANCASTER Tx264/ WHICH CRASHED AT THIS SITE/ IN THE EARLY HOURS OF/ 14TH MARCH 1951
- War
- Military Service
Components
- Plaque
Made from: Metal
Condition: Good
- Backboard
Made from: Wood
Condition: Good
- 'Lost Lancaster crew tribute', Royal Air Force News, 25 March 2011, p. 6.
- For photographs and more information about the crash including the names of the casualties-http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/lancaster_eighe.htm