Category Archives: Aircraft incidents

The Beinn Eighe crash 14 March 1951

Posted on March 12, 2024 by heavywhalley.MBE

LANCASTER GR3 TX264 – CRASH ON SAIL MHOR, BEINN EIGHE ROSS AND CROMARTY, SCOTLAND – 14th March 1951 IN THE MEMORY OF THE CREW OF LANCASTER TX264 Its 73=years since the crash of the Lancaster on Beinn Eighe. I was … Continue reading →

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Life can be hard at times. A few thoughts

Posted on February 29, 2024 by heavywhalley.MBE

Life has been hard over the last few months it’s been a long hard winter. Yet I have been surrounded by true friends whose care and thoughtfulness is heart warming.  It’s taking time to sort my medication and after tumbling down … Continue reading →

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1973 January The Ben More Viscount crash

Posted on January 17, 2024 by heavywhalley.MBE

One of my first aircraft searches was for a Missing Viscount aircraft from Glasgow airport that crashed on Ben More (Crainlarich) in the winter 19 -23 January 1973. The aircraft was on a short air test from Glasgow. The two … Continue reading →

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Fort William mountain Festival. Thurs day 15 Feb

Posted on January 10, 2024 by heavywhalley.MBE

MEET OUR LEGENDS 🏔️ 🥳Celebrating Excellence in Mountain Culture Come along on Thursday 15th of February to kick start the weekend and help us celebrate our 20th birthday with a night of inspiring stories, a complimentary nip of Gin from … Continue reading →

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Kegworth Air Disaster

Posted on January 8, 2024 by heavywhalley.MBE

Three weeks After Lockerbie the Kegworth air Disaster Kegworth Air Disaster it occurred on 8 January 1989, when British Midland Flight BD 92, a Boeing 737 -400 crashed onto the embankment of the MI motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, in Britain. … Continue reading →

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The other side of Lockerbie. The effect on the volunteers over 35 years.

Posted on December 21, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

Many will have read my previous blogs on Lockerbie it changed my life on 21st December 1988. It was a tragedy out of all comprehension and I and many others still suffer mostly in silence about the effects of seeing … Continue reading →

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Thank you all for the support after my piece on the effects of Lockerbie. The healing process continues.

Posted on November 18, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

I had so many wonderful kind replies from my piece on Lockerbie. Some from those who lost loved ones on the tragedy. They came from all over and I could not get my head around the thoughts of many. None … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie – letting the side down ?

Posted on November 15, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

I feel a bit upset just now I wrote before that I had turned down to do a couple of pieces for TV an and a Documentaries on Lockerbie. I wrote this as had a few folk asking me what … Continue reading →

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Ben Rinnes – 80 th Anniversary of the Wellington crash.

Posted on November 14, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

I was invited yesterday to walk up Ben Rinnes to visit the Wellington Crash. It was a cold wet and cloudy day. I left an hour ahead of the group as I am still feeling very weak. I wore all … Continue reading →

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Ben Rinnes Anniversary of the Wellington crash on 14 Nov 1943.

Posted on November 12, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

Ben Rinnes is a cracking mountain it’s on my doorstep. It’s a short drive from home and I hope I can visit tomorrow. I am still not great so will go early as it’s the Anniversary of the crash. To … Continue reading →

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