Blackburn Buccaneer S2: Dornoch Firth
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Blackburn Buccaneer S2: Dornoch Firth
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Xv346; Inner Moray Firth
Canmore ID 309097
Site Number NH99SW 8001
NGR NH 93324 91453
NGR Description Unlocated
Datum OSGB36 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/309097
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
Loss (13 February 1969)
(Classified as Blackburn Buccaneer S.2: date of loss cited as 13 February 1969). XV346: this aircraft of 736 sqdn [FAA] crashed in the Dornoch Firth.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N57 55.00 W3 55.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Loss (13 February 1969)
The Buccaneer XV346 crashed into the Dornoch Firth on 13 February 1969 at approximately N57.90 W003.80.
Note (28 January 2011)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 28 January 2011.
Note (9 August 2023)
The location (N57 55.00 W3 55.00) cited by Whittaker is incorrect. The Buccaneer XV346 crashed into the Dornoch Firth on 13 February 1969 at approximately N57.90 W003.80. Both crew, Sub. Lt. J. Kershaw (pilot) and Lt. Cdr. P. H. Cummuskey (navigator), ejected safely.
Information to HES from Wing Commander J Kershaw, 9 August 2023
