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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject: 301st Troop Carrier Squadron, USAAF, Portpatrick |
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301st Troop Carrier Squadron, USAAF, Portpatrick
Location: RNLI Lifeboat Museum wall, Portpatrick Harbour
OS Ref: NW 997 541
I can't find much information about the specific air-crash this new plaque
commemorates. Its position on the Portpatrick RNLI Museum wall is due to
the Portpatrick Lifeboat's involvement in the rescue of the aircrew after
the crash.
Plaque behind left hand door when door open.
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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By coincidence, I am halfway through researching this myself. The plane in question was a Dakota (C47) and crashed into the cliffs at Cairngarroch bay on the Mull of Galloway on 27th July 1944. There is a book written about it with a title something like 'The Rhinns forgotten air disaster'.
I understand that there is another recent memorial at the site of the crash and this can only be accessed at low tide so I need to time my visit with care. I will be listing more details when I post the other memorial.
Thanks for posting this one by the way, I had no idea of its existance.
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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spoons wrote: | Thanks for posting this one by the way, I had no idea of its existance.
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Paul
It's quite a recent plaque and when the RNLI Museum is open the front door covers it. I didn't know it was there and it was only by chance I noticed it.
Thanks for the crash details, I'd be interested to see the other memorial plaque. Even if you don't get a chance to photograph it Portpatrick is a nice wee place to visit.
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:43 am Post subject: |
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This memorial has now been cleaned up and resited. It is now to the right of the door to the lifeboat station which means that it is now on display whether the door is open or shut and whether the station is open or not.
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gogs
Joined: 07 Jul 2009 Posts: 1
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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The crash was very well documented in a booklet and well remembered by the commanding officer of 301st TCS Col LLoyd Neblett who returned to Scotland in 2007 to a memorial that took place at the crash site.
I have full details of the crash and accident report if you want more information, but basically, in bad weather the aircraft carrying litter patients, crew medical staff and some passengers crashed into the cliffs. All aboard were killed.
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:15 am Post subject: |
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The crash site memorial is on the forum here:
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=4779
The C-47 was tasked with carrying men wounded in Normandy from the South of England to Prestwick. They were then due to fly to the USA.
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stuartn
Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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This is now on WMR (ex UKNIWM) as memorial 71609. |
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