Memorial

Boeing B-17E Fortress FL455 Callsign Z9-A

B-17 Z9A - 519 Squadron Air Crash

Source: Copyright Allan White

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Current Location

South of Halsary, about 3 miles south of Mybster Crossroads, Causeymire Burn, Lay-by on West side of A9, between Thurso and Latheron, Caithness, Highlands and Islands, KW1 5XR, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

ND 17326 48528

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cairn
WMR Reference Number: 6050
Description: Low cemented cairn with memorial tablet. B-17 Z9A of 519 Squadron flew into ground returning from a meteorology flight in bad weather on 1 February 1945.
Inscription: [Squadron badge]/ DEDICATED TO/ THE MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ Who were killed or fatally injured on the 1st February 1945, when/ their Fortress aircraft, Z9-A, crashed nearby on their return from a weather reconnaissance sortie over the Norwegian Sea./ WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM AND THEIR COMRADES OF/ 519 MET RECCE. SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE, WICK./ "who flew beyond the storms - into the sunset"

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: rank, initials, surname
Additional Information: Also three survivors

History

Sponsor Type: private

Ceremonies

Dedicated

29 August 1992

Right Honourable Viscount Thurso JP

Dedicated

29th August 1992

Rev. Kenneth Warner

Conservation

Components

Cairn

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Further Information

http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/boeing_b-17e_loch-rangag.htm