Inverness in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Academy of Applied Science

Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2018

1. Academy of Applied Science Marker

Inscription. Academy of Applied Science
Academy of Applied Science
Loch Ness Research Team
United Kingdom Volunteer Associates Harold and Esther Edgerton · Charles Finkelstein · Martin Klein · John and Annabelle Lothrop · Howard and Ruth Curtis · Tim Dinsdale · Gordon S.K. Mackintosh · John Mills · Duane Marshall · Chris McGowen · Alexander and Gordon Menzies · Robert, Justice and Carol Rines · Robert and Joan Rines Needleman · George and Sandra Reid · Peter and Philipa Scott · Charles and Helen Wyckoff
Side-scan Sonar Image of Underwater Wellington In 1940 the Wellington World War II Bomber "Robert" ditched opposite this site in Loch Ness as detailed in the nearby memorial. It lay lost and forgotten for 36 years. In the interim, scanning sonar was invented, then manufactured and ultimately deployed in the Loch by a team of the Academy of Applied Science (USA), led by Dr. Robert H. Rines, searching for evidence of living underwater creatures.

Imagine the surprise when in June 1976, the sonar screen suddenly etched out the image of the sunken aircraft on the Loch bottom. Robert had found Robert! The almost intact plane was later lifted from the Loch in 1985 and is now on display at the Brooklands Aircraft Museum near London.
Dedicated June 29 2002

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1976.

Location. 57° 23.87′ N, 4° 21.332′ W. Marker is in Inverness, Scotland, in Highland. Marker is on Scotland Route A82, 10.1 kilometers south of General Booth Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Inverness, Scotland IV3 8LA, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Majesty of Loch Ness (a few steps from this marker); The Magic of Loch Ness (within shouting distance of this marker); One of Our Aircraft (within shouting distance of this marker); The Private Chamber (approx. 9.6 kilometers away); The Grant Tower (approx. 9.6 kilometers away); The New Kitchen (approx. 9.7 kilometers away); The Chapel (approx. 9.7 kilometers away); The Great Hall (approx. 9.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Inverness.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 27, 2018

2. Academy of Applied Science Marker

Wellington N2980 'R' for Robert image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 6, 2018

3. Wellington N2980 'R' for Robert

The aircraft is now on display at the RAF Hendon Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 14, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.