Stonehaven

Along the East coast of Scotland, a little south of Aberdeen, is the fishing village of Stonehaven. A pleasant coastal town with a nice harbour and a boardwalk along the seafront which has a number of stainless steel 'sculptures, mainly of fishing vessels from the area but also a lighthouse and a viking ship all built by a local artist. Among the sculptures was a Norwegian biplane marking the occasion in April 1940 when a Norwegian Type MF11 escaping the German military alighted in Stonehaven Bay. It moved on the next day but the story has clearly left an impression.