Question about crashed Swordfish

The Albacore was recovered by the Navy and bits went into the FAAMs example. The Ben Macdui Wellington was also recovered but the bits are now scattered throughout the UK. Probably one of the biggest recovery disasters in this country. 😡

Best wishes
Steve P

I often wonder which Wellington it was and the circ’s of its crash. I have ben following the lists of WW2 in Air-Britain’s journals but have not as yet come across that one.

Might have been a Barracuda. One that had been abandoned by its crew flew down a street in Arbroath, scraping houses on both sides of the road before coming to rest. The marks on the houses remained visible for many years.

Best wishes
Steve P

That sounds like it. The roof of the house where my partner lived had been taken off apparently. Do you have any idea where I can get more info on this at all?
Thanks
Keith (OG)

As some useful information has been posted since, I took the liberty to change the thread’s title.

Thank you Frank – the reason I asked for the thread to be deleted is that although I can edit the text, I did not know how to go in and edit the title so I thought the simplest thing to do would be to start again.

The highlands are fair littered with aircraft wrecks.

The Albacore was recovered by the Navy and bits went into the FAAMs example. The Ben Macdui Wellington was also recovered but the bits are now scattered throughout the UK. Probably one of the biggest recovery disasters in this country. 😡

Best wishes
Steve P

Might have been a Barracuda. One that had been abandoned by its crew flew down a street in Arbroath, scraping houses on both sides of the road before coming to rest. The marks on the houses remained visible for many years.

Best wishes
Steve P

As some useful information has been posted since, I took the liberty to change the thread’s title.

…(RNAS?) Condor …

Pedant mode on, but seeing as I spent a few years there whilst it was still an air station I think I am qualified, entitled even to correct.

It would have been HMS Condor, RNAS Arbroath – aka Aberbrothock.

All naval air stations were known as RNAS {geographic place name} and HMS {a bird type name}.

Whilst up at Condor I spent many a period out in the highlands, from those near Arbroath such as Glen Clova, Glen Esk, Braemar and Glen Quoich to further afield in the Cairngorms, Glen Coe (fell down the north saddle of the Buachaille Etive More – but that as they say is another story) and Nevis with a treck from Dalwhinnie down Loch Erich, stopping overnight at Ben Alder Cottage (hovel in reality) and then north and then west to Glen Nevis, camping near Thunderclap Bridge.

In Glen Clova was the remains of an Albacore and whilst at Glen Esk a days walk around the area taking in Ben Macdhui found a crashed Wellington. I carried the leading edge of the fin for miles but with the snowstorm turning into a blizzard survival dictated that I shed it.

The highlands are fair littered with aircraft wrecks.

Message to Mod – would you mind deleting the thread for me many thanks.
OG

As the instigator of the thread, I believe it is your responsibility to correct/edit/delete!:D

Message to Mod – would you mind deleting the thread for me many thanks.
OG

I must admit my heart sank a bit too! Over on the WIX forum they ask people to put the date of the crash in the title.

Rgds Cking

Errrr… Would you mind awfully editing your title a bit? I’m sure I won’t be the only person to think that the RNHF have had a calamity!

Adrian