The wreckage of a Catalina Flying Boat that crashed on the island of Vatersay during WWII in 1944.

The wreckage of a Catalina Flying Boat that crashed on the island of Vatersay during WWII in 1944. Stock Photo
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UrbanImages / Alamy Stock Photo

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HG7215

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34.5 MB (2.2 MB Compressed download)

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4259 x 2829 px | 36.1 x 24 cm | 14.2 x 9.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

18 June 2016

Location:

Vatersay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

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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.