A rambler has shared “spooky” footage of a 76-year-old plane wreck lying undisturbed at the top of a Scots hill.
Pamela Aitken, 39, was out walking on Blaeloch Hill in Ayrshire on Saturday when she stumbled across the eerie remains.
She and pal Kathryn Gaffney, 52, successfully identified the wreck as that of a Royal Navy plane which crashed on the hill in 1944.
The Fairey Firefly F.R. Mk.I DT977 / 4A of No.1770 Squadron tragically went down during a training mission on October 26, killing its two crew.
The aircraft was initially thought to have plunged into the Firth of Clyde, however weeks later the bodies of pilot James Henry Fairclough and his observer Anthony John King were discovered on the hill among the wreck.
The remains of the plane have remained largely untouched ever since.
“It was pretty incredible to see how much debris is still there,” said Pamela.
“Kathryn and I were walking in our local hills, we found the wreckage on Blaeloch Hill and I looked it up on Google to find out more about it.
“Kathryn and her husband already knew about it, but I had never come across it before.
“It was very surreal, especially being so close to home.
“I was surprised at the condition of the metal parts, hardly any of it was rusty and how I’d expect it to look having been there from 1944.”
According to Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland chairman Mike Harper, this is due to the treatment of the plane for use above sea.
He explained: “These aircraft were designed and built for aircraft carrier operations at sea so they were well protected or ‘marinized’ for sea operations.
“They were made of a metal alloy called Duralumin which was very strong and light and resistant to corrosion, that’s the reason they’re still on the hill.”
The footage has fascinated social media users since it was shared by Pamela on Facebook.
One person wrote: “Spooky.”
Another added: “That is cool.”
And one person said: “That is crazy.”
