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any commemoration of the chinook crash?

 
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:05 pm    Post subject: any commemoration of the chinook crash? Reply with quote

According to the Scotsman 23 Jul 2002, there is a memorial stone to the 1994 chinook crash on the hillside above the Mull of Kintyre but this has not yet been posted on the forum. Could someone add it to the list please and if anyone is up that way - get some photos to post?
Also is anyone aware if any of the 29 who died have been listed on any memorials in Scotland?

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paul

I have seen a photograph of this memorial. It is a small cairn with what looks like a bronze plaque.

There were four RAF crew, nine RUC Special Branch detectives, Six MI5 agents and nine British Army Intelligence officers killed in the crash.

I chceked the Army & RAF names in the Armed Forces database and one of the RAF men was buried in Troon. The rest have no Scottish connection.

FORBES, Graham William
Rank: M Acr
Service: Royal Air Force
Service Number: D8116614
Station: RAF Odiham
Place of Birth/Home Town: Surrey
Date of Birth: 10 May 1958
Age: 36
Date of Death: 02 June 1994
Cemetery Name: Troon Cemetery, Ayrshire
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes

He isn't listed on Troon WM.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

See the following webpages for some views of the memorial cairn.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3768157.stm

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/southend/southend/index.html

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/83705
(also shows a map of the location)

http://www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.org/Mull%20of%20Kintrye.htm
(names all 29 victims)

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