Date:	Friday 12 May 1944
Time:
Type:	Consolidated Catalina IVB (PB2B-1)
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	JX273
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Vatersay Island, Outer Hebrides -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Oban-Connel Airport (OBN/EGEO)
Destination airport:	Oban-Connel Airport (OBN/EGEO)

Narrative:
The pilot became disorientated during a night training exercise and the plane impacted a hill named Heishavel Beag on Vatersay Island. Three crew members died in the crash.
The deceased are: Flt Sgt David Clyne, Captain; Sgt R. (Fred) Basset, Wireless OP-AG; Sgt Patrick Hine, Rigger, mechanic.

Catalina on Vatersay: a plane wreck with more than one story (501 places)
Air Crash Sites-Scotland

photo (c) Jane Harris; Vatersay Island, Outer Hebrides; 20 June 2017

photo (c) Mr Graham D Worthy; Vatersay Island, Outer Hebrides; 07 May 2017

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