The engine is part of a Cheeta engine from an Avro Anson
trainer plane which crashed in the hills above Greenock on 26 July 1939. It had been taking part in a formation
exercise. One crew member died but the
pilot walked away unharmed. The second
engine can still be seen at the site of the crash.
Avro Ansons were designed for maritime reconnaissance. It had retractable landing gear that had to
be hand-cranked 160 times by the crew to unwind it!
A little piece of the past in Greenock's hilly hinterland.
The Greenockian
How interesting Liz. And how nice that the engine bits have been left there in their original condition. It's a nice memorial.
ReplyDeletean amazing piece of history, will need to have a look next time we are up that way.
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