Category Archives: Aircraft incidents

Memories of Wales – The 14 peaks – grand days out on the rock and ice.

Posted on September 21, 2019 by

After visiting Wales on a Golfing trip last week it got me thinking of my great days on the hills and climbing in Wales. It was the late 70’s I had just come from Scotland from up in the North … Continue reading →

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Soay St Kilda The Mystery of the aircraft crash

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

I got a email from an piece I wrote about Soay and an aircraft that crashed during the War, was there any update on my article. I have been so lucky to visit such places and St Kilda is a … Continue reading →

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Ben A Bhuird the Oxford Crash Ben Avon and other tales.

Posted on September 2, 2019 by

The Last Flight. Lost then Found This great mountain along with Beinn Avon is one we climbed on a lot in summer and winter, I got to know it during 1973 when we completed a winter foray in February with … Continue reading →

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A message from a relative from the Lancaster that crashed on Beinn Eighe in 1951.

Posted on August 28, 2019 by

Yesterday I received this comment from my visit to Beinn Eighe to the Lancaster crash . Even though it crashed in March 1951 it was an incredible comment from the sister of one of the crew. She was only 12 … Continue reading →

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Early Start for Beinn Eighe – Torridon

Posted on August 26, 2019 by

This morning its and early start for the West Coast heading for Torridon to meet for a walk into the Corrie where the Lancaster crashed on the near one of the summits of Beinn Eighe. Its a place that means … Continue reading →

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The other side of Mountain Rescue.

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

I often get contacted by families many years after a tragedy that I was at in my days in Mountain Rescue. For many families it takes years to come to terms with an accident. Families even get in touch about … Continue reading →

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Starting the Conservation Men’s Mental Health – an interview with Andy Elwood.

Posted on July 1, 2019 by

Yesterday I had been asked to help with a video and interview for Men’s Mental Health. I am just back from Skye taking some relatives from America to a crash site of a USA F111 where their father died in … Continue reading →

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