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Blackburn Ripon: Sound Of Raasay, Little Minch
Aircraft (19th Century)
Site Name Blackburn Ripon: Sound Of Raasay, Little Minch
Classification Aircraft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Somewhere Near Portree'; Skye; A/c Blackburn
Canmore ID 295577
Site Number NG55SE 8002
NGR NG 55 52
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295577
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG55SE 8002 unlocated
NLO: Sound of Raasay [name centred NG 55 55]
Portree [name: NG 483 437]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
(Classified as [Blackburn] Ripon: date of loss cited as 8 June 1932). This aircraft of 466 Fleet Torpedo Bombing Flight [RAF] was lost off HMS Furious somewhere near Portree. Body recovered by Kodama in August.
Registration: British.
[No identification cited].
(Location of loss cited as N57 30.0 W6 5.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. The aircraft was presumably lost within the area of the Sound of Raasay.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 4 August 2008.
Loss (8 June 1932)
(Classified as [Blackburn] Ripon: date of loss cited as 8 June 1932). This aircraft of 466 Fleet Torpedo Bombing Flight [RAF] was lost off HMS Furious somewhere near Portree. Body recovered by Kodama in August. Registration: British.
[No identification cited].
(Location of loss cited as N57 30.0 W6 5.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (4 August 2008)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. The aircraft was presumably lost within the area of the Sound of Raasay.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 4 August 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9216
Name : A/C BLACKBURN
Latitude : 573000
Longitude : 60500
Registration : BRITISH
Type : T.5B RIPON IIA
Loss Day : 8
Loss Month : 6
Loss Year : 1932
Comment : Lost off HMS FURIOUS somewhere near Portree. Body recovered by KODAMA in August.
Cargo : S1560 466 Flt
