Supermarine Walrus Ii: Pentland Firth
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Supermarine Walrus Ii: Pentland Firth
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) W3047; 'off Dunnet Head'; A/c Supermarine
Canmore ID 288244
Site Number ND17NE 8008
NGR ND 17 76
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288244
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND17NE 8008 unlocated
NLO: Dunnet Head [name: ND 203 768]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as Supermarine Walrus II: date of loss cited as 8 June 1943). W3047: this aircraft of 282 sqdn [RAF] was abandoned after engine failure on take-off near Dunnet Head, and sank. Registration: British.
(Location cited as N58 40.0 W3 25.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker. The aircraft may have been lost within the area designated as Maritime - Orkney.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 April 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 3712
Name : A/C SUPERMARINE
Latitude : 584000
Longitude : 32500
Registration : BRITISH
Type : WALRUS II
Loss Day : 8
Loss Month : 6
Loss Year : 1943
Comment : Abandoned after engine failure on take-off near Dunnet head. Sank
Cargo : W3047 282 Sqn
