A model aircraft has been presented to an air force heritage centre in Moray to remember a pilot who died 60 years ago.
Lieutenant Commander Leon Chester-Lawrence was killed when his Hawker Hunter Seahawk crashed on the perimeter of RAF Lossiemouth while it was being tested in 1958.
Now relatives of the 33-year-old have visited the RAF heritage centre in the town to commemorate his life and other pilots from the air force and navy who have lost their lives in the area.
Anthony Stephens, a second cousin of Lt Cdr Chester-Lawrence who served at RAF Lossiemouth himself, was joined by his son, retired Flt Lt Adrian Stephens, to present a model Fairy Swordfish aircraft to the museum.
Included on the intricate model is a piece of fabric signed by Bruce Vibert, who was the Swedish pilot of the original aircraft who was killed in an attack on an Italian fleet in 1940.
Lt Cdr Chester-Lawrence, who also served during World War II, was interred at the cemetery on the outskirts of Lossiemouth.
Mr Stephens said: “I can think of no better place than this very fine heritage centre in which to exhibit for all to see this memento to all of our flyers.
“The military graves at Lossiemouth Cemetery are exceptionally well cared for. The War Graves Commission does sterling work for us all in caring for those who gave their lives in the service of their country, whether in peace time or in war.”
