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Aircraft accident sites visited in Scotland.
Some in Scotland visited while on holiday over a number of years. Many of these sites yield more wreckage compared to sites in England and locating these sites has proven useful in identifying wreckage at other aircraft sites.
| Date | Aircraft | Identity | Base | Unit | Crash Location (click for details) |
| 24/10/1940 | Wellington MkIa | L7775 | Lossiemouth | 20 OTU | Beinn a'Bhuird, Cairngorms |
| 27/02/1941 | Whitley MkV | P4996 EY-? | Dishforth | 78 Sqn | Scurr nan Ceannaichean, Glen Carron, Wester Ross |
| 13/04/1941 | Anson MkI | N9857 XF-F | Kinloss | 19 OTU | Ben More Assynt |
| 07/08/1941 | Anson MkI | R9584 ZT-J | Lossiemouth | 20 OTU | Glen Avon, Cairngorms |
| 10/08/1941 | Liberator LB-30A | AM261 | Ayr? | ATFERO | Mullach Buidhe, Arran |
| 30/09/1941 | Spitfire MkI | R7154 | Castletown | 124 Sqn | Sandwood Bay |
| 13/02/1942 | Wellington MkIc | T2707 JM-Z | Lossiemouth | 20 OTU | Glen Affric |
| 21/08/1942 | Anson MkI | DJ106 | Kinloss | 19 OTU | Ben MacDui, Cairngorms |
| 31/01/1943 | Whitley MkV | LA837 ??-F | Kinloss | 19 OTU | Hills of Cromdale, Moray |
| 03/06/1943 | B-26 | 41-34707 YU-? | Ferry Flight | 455 B.Sqn, 322 B.Grp. | Beinn na Feusaige, Glen Carron, Wester Ross |
| 22/07/1943 | Vought Chesapeake | AL941 | HMS Landrail | 772 Sqn RN | Beinn Tarsuinn, Arran |
| 20/08/1943 | B-24D | 42-41030 | Knox Prov Grp | USAAF | Beinn Nuis, Arran |
| 25/08/1943 | Hampden | P2118 Z9-D | Wick | 519 Sqn | Ben Loyal |
| 12/09/1943 | Beaufighter MkX | LX946 | Port Ellen | 304 FTU | Maol Mheadhion, Islay |
| 30/09/1943 | Lockheed C-60A "Lodestar" | 42-56014 | Prestwick | 17th Ferry Group, USAAF | Beinn Nuis, Arran |
| 12/10/1943 | Oxford MkI | HM724 | Dalcross | 19 (P)AFU | Braeriach, Cairngorms |
| 06/02/1944 | Hurricane MkIIc | LF207 | Connel, Oban | 516 Sqn | Beinn na Seilg, Ardnamurchan peninsula |
| 14/08/1944 | Wellington MkIII | HF816 ??-A | Lossiemouth | 20 OTU | Bynack More, Cairngorms |
| 10/12/1944 | B-17G | 42-97286 | Knettishall | 560th BS, 388 BG, USAAF | Beinn Nuis, Arran |
| 10/01/1945 | Oxford MkI | PH404 | Tain | 311 Sqn | Beinn a'Bhuird, Cairngorms |
| 22/03/1945 | Blenheim MkIV | Z7356 | Longman | 526 Sqn | Braeriach, Cairngorms |
| 13/06/1945 | B24 | 42-95095 | ??? | 66 B.Sqn, 44 B.Grp, 9th USAAF | Sidhean Mor, Gairloch, Wester Ross |
| 14/03/1951 | Lancaster | TX264 BS-D | Kinloss | 120 Sqn | Beinn Eighe, Ross & Cromarty |
| 25/09/1951 | Firefly MkV | WB336 | Eglinton | 719 Naval Air Sqn | Beinn Uraraidh, Islay |
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