So I managed a trip to the local library today but no mention in the local archives of any of the Loch Turret crashes. At first I thought maybe not to affect morale but there were plenty of entries re. those killed in action abroad so why no mention of something that happened within 2 – 3 miles of the town? Would this sort of thing be censored during the war? OK the men involved did not live in the local area but surely such occurences should merit a mention at least.

Talking of the Firth of Forth sent me ‘trawling’ through the old scrapbooks again in search of this article from 1979/80. Don’t know if the puzzle was ever solved or where the prop finally ended up. It looks in decent condition
superficially at least.

There isn’t any point getting hold of HGW, those two entries didn’t have map references, just an entry to say the aircraft existed. However you’d get many other aircraft in the country.

Thanks for looking up the name of the survivor.

The local papers probably won’t have anything for the Walrus & Albacore, the Barracuda is possibly late enough that there could be a mention, though probably without a location.

I’m now wondering if Talboys was this person http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2975376/TALBOYS,%20RONALD%20SEYMOUR he was an Observer, the same trade as the survivor from W3023.

Thanks for the advice Alan. That’s very tragic if it is the same R. S. Talboys – seems fate caught up with him later.

Thanks again Alan. I had googled the Walrus after you posted its serial no. and it came up with the previous thread from a few years back. Amazingly that poster was the exact opposite to myself and knew about the Walrus crash but not the Barracuda!
I’ll try and pick up a copy of High Ground Wrecks and Relics. I really appreciate all the info you’ve given. Now that I have dates I’ll check the local paper of the time and if I come across any further information I’ll post it in the near future.