Defibrillators 
Commemoration for a fatal WW2 spitfire crash at North Third which occurred on 29th January 1943.
On the 29th January 1943 a Spitfire named ‘Gibraltar’ plummeted straight into the ground near the Bannockburn at the East End of North Third. Its pilot who was on a training flight. was killed and it is believed his oxygen supply froze. He was Henri Jeanne De La Bastita, a 37 year old Belgian pilot who had been captured by the Germans, then escaped from Colditz and came to fly with the RAF. His body was recovered at the time but the plane was left in situ 20 feet below ground.
In 2000 an aviation enthusiast, Campbell Chesterman, arranged to excavate the site and remove the remains of the Spitfire. A patch of distinctive vegetation is all that remains. Recently another enthusiast Ian McNeish has conducted further research and has been in touch with Belgian authorities. In collaboration with Stirling Council archaeologist Murray Cook it is proposed that there should be some recognition of the site, its history, and a memorial of some kind established.
On the 79th anniversary of the crash a small group, in a howling gale, met at the site with a short presentation by Murray Cook and Ian McNeish followed by one minute silence. It is felt that the sacrifice of the pilot should not go unrecognised by the community, and VRG and the Community Council are supportive of a commemoration on the 80th anniversary and some kind of lasting memorial.
A Facebook group on the Spitfire Crash has been established, see link below: