Avro Lancaster
G.R.Mk.3 TX264 of 120 Squadron RAF, flew into Beinn Eighe, Torridon, in the
early hours of the 14th March 1951
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - If Applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Harry Smith Reid DFC |
Flight Lieutenant |
Pilot |
Killed |
| Ralph Clucas |
Sergeant |
Co-pilot |
Killed |
|
Robert Strong |
Flying Officer |
Navigator |
Killed |
|
George Farquhar |
Flight Sergeant |
Flight Engineer |
Killed |
| Peter Tennison |
Flight Lieutenant |
Signaller |
Killed |
|
James Naismith |
Flight Sergeant | Signaller | Killed |
| Wilfred Davie Beck | Sergeant | Signaller |
Killed |
| James Warren Bell | Sergeant | Signaller |
Killed |
One of the four Merlin engines is still relatively intact, I found two of the others they were both minus there front four cylinders, showing that there was quite an impact.
One of the main wheels lies at the foot of the wreckage trail. The tyre from the other is not far from this.
One of the four propellers lies on the screes below the Triple Buttress where the aircraft crashed, a plaque is now attached to one of its blades.
Above is the plaque that is attached to one of the propeller blades. One of the other props is mounted on a plinth at RAF Kinloss, another is wedged in the rocks high up Fuselage Gully, and the third is broken into sections and is widely spread.
Five of the crew were taken to Kinloss Abby for burial.
