Catalina flying boat debris

Catalina flying boat debris

lies on the bayside road between the road and the shore lies wreckage from a World War II Catalina flying boat lying in the heather. It crashed in May 1944, during a training flight from Oban, killing 3 of the nine men crew. Images  and location below.

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Catalina flying boat wreckage

Catalina flying boat debris

Catalina flying boat wreckage

To get to the wreckage is a short walk from the car park.  Access is down a good made up track.  Some interpretive information boards tell the story

vatersay Catalina location map

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