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Unknown [helicopter]: Loch Nevis
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Unknown [helicopter]: Loch Nevis
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Close To The East Shore Of Loch Nevis'; Sound Of Sleat; A/c
Canmore ID 293240
Site Number NM79NE 8005
NGR NM 764 968
NGR Description NG c. 764 968
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM79NE 8005 c. 764 968
N57 0.5 W5 41.0
NLO: Loch Nevis [name centred NM 76 95].
(Classified as Helicopter: no date of loss cited). Unknown: reported loss of helicopter in 45 metres [depth of water] close to the East shore of Loch Nevis.
(Location of loss cited as N57 0.5 W5 41.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker. This falls near the E shore of the loch, close to its mouth. The 1997 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map notes no place-name nearby.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 March 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 7233
Name : A/C
Latitude : 570030
Longitude : 54100
Type : HELICOPTER
Comment : Report of helicopter in 45 metres close to east shore of Loch Nevis
