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Catalina crash on Yell - Hamnavoe

 
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IanA



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:30 pm    Post subject: Catalina crash on Yell - Hamnavoe Reply with quote

This must be one of the most commemorated crashes ever. There is the memorial in the churchyard at Hamnavoe (not Burravoe) together with what I imagine is a temporary cross. There is also a propellor set up at the Old Haa at Burravoe.



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is also a memorial erected at the actual site of the crash. A picture of which can be seen in the Shetland Museum & Archives picture library by following this link:
http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/image.php?i=200165&r=2&t=4&x=1
This 9 foot high Celtic cross was erected in September 1991 by members of the island community.
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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2018 7:09 pm    Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number Reply with quote

The Churchyard Memorial is WMR 70467, the tapestry is WMR 8859 and the crash site memorial is WMR 8858
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