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1944 Hawker Hurricane crash site. Loch Doon, Scotland. Fuselage made of Irish linen!

Hawker Hurricane crash site and memorial, Loch Doon, East Ayrshire, Scotland. On 18th March 1944, F/O Roswell Murray MacTavish of 439 (Tiger) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force was on a navigation exercise (NAVEX) from RAF Ayr (Heathfield). The Hurricane mark IV serial LD564 aircraft was flying at 3,300 feet when, for reasons unknown, it descended steeply through clouds and impacted the ground, killing the pilot. F/O MacTavish was 24 years old and came from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is buried in Ayr Cemetery. Remains of the aircraft used to be hidden in a firebreak in the forest. After extensive clear fell harvesting of trees, together with a better rough stone access track, make it quite easy to find. Also there is a sign pointing to a tiny footbridge and the memorial and aircraft remains can be seen up to the right of harvester vehicle tracks. If you visit Doon Valley Walkers page on Facebook, you can get directions in the Files section. In this video, we travel by van from Dalmellington and park at Loch Doon Castle. From there, we bicycle (e-bikes) along a forest access track (no footage) and arrive at a way marker and newly made footbridge. Here is video and stills of the memorial and remains of the aircraft. It is fascinating to see the corroded iron castings, rusted steel and stainless steel as well as bits of aluminium fuselage. R.I.P. F/O MacTavish. Lest we forget. For more information particularly about how the fuselage was made (in essence by dress-makers) of Irish linen plus a look inside a flight-worthy Hurricane at Duxford, visit    • Outdated or underrated? The Hurricane in WW2