Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish National Party), on Wednesday, 8 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 26 members in total.

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REMEMBERING THE VATERSAY CATALINA 75TH ANNIVERSARY

That this House notes the 75th anniversary of The Catalina aircraft tragedy of 12 May 1944 which set off from Oban on a training exercise set for Barra Head but tragically crashed near the summit of Heiseaval Beag on the Island of Vatersay; remembers the bravery and sacrifice of the Catalina crews which hunted U-boats off the coast to save the lives of merchant seamen bringing food to nations under rations; marks the anniversary of the deaths of Flight Sergeant David Clyne, Sergeant Fred Basset and rigger Sergeant Patrick Hines; recalls the courage of the other six crew members on board who survived while sadly losing their colleagues; and also notes in civilian life Dennistoun born Flight Sergeant David Clyne had a successful football career by playing for Queens Park FC and being twice capped at Scottish amateur level.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2375 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Stephen Gethins

Carol Monaghan

Brendan O'Hara

Philippa Whitford

Paul Sweeney

Subjects

Accidents Military aircraft World War II Vatersay

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk