Fairey Barracuda Ii: Nigg Bay, Cromarty Firth
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Fairey Barracuda Ii: Nigg Bay, Cromarty Firth
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Md646; 'opposite Barbaraville'; Sands Of Nigg; Nigg Sands; Firth Of Cromarty; A/c Fairey
Canmore ID 310166
Site Number NH77SE 8006
NGR NH 75 71
NGR Description NH c. 75 71
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NH77SE 8001 c. 75 71
N57 43.025 W4 5.425
NLO: Sands of Nigg [name centred NH 770 716]
Barbaraville [name centred NH 749 722]
Nigg Bay [name centred NH 771 721]
Cromarty Firth [name centred NH 69 67].
See also NH77SE 8007, NH77SE 8008 and NH77SE 8011.
Possibly on map sheet NH77SW.
(Classified as Fairey Barracuda II: date of loss cited as 25 November 1944). MD646: this aircraft of 812 sqdn [FAA] suffered a midair collision (LS679) and crashed opposite Barbaraville, Nigg Bay.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N57 43.00 W4 5.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. It remains unclear whether the aircraft crashed within the intertidal area or within the bay itself.
The Sands of Nigg occupy the extensive area of Nigg Bay, within the NE sector of the Cromarty Firth.
The loss of this aircraft may have occurred within the area of map sheet NH77SW.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 March 2011.
Loss (25 November 1944)
(Classified as Fairey Barracuda II: date of loss cited as 25 November 1944). MD646: this aircraft of 812 sqdn [FAA] suffered a midair collision (LS679) and crashed opposite Barbaraville, Nigg Bay.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N57 43.00 W4 5.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (15 March 2011)
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
The Sands of Nigg occupy the extensive area of Nigg Bay, within the NE sector of the Cromarty Firth.
It remains unclear whether the aircraft crashed within the intertidal area or within the bay itself.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 March 2011.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 15471
Name : A/C FAIREY
Latitude : 574300
Longitude : 40500
Registration : BRITISH
Type : BARRACUDA II
Loss Day : 25
Loss Month : 11
Loss Year : 1944
Comment : Mid-air collision (LS679) and crashed opposite Barbaraville, Nigg Bay.
Cargo : MD646 812 Sqn
