Re: German Night Fighters over England 30th March 1941
 

Stig,

Wellington IC R1452 "SIERRA LEONE I"*- 103 Sqn - Overshot landing and hit obstruction, Newton, on return from Lorient, 21-03-1941.

* W5612, was "SIERRA LEONE II".

See:
Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 to R9999
Halley,James J.
Tunbridge Wells:Air-Britain (Historians),1996.
pp.98 & 173

Col.

Re: German Night Fighters over England 30th March 1941
 

Thanks Col

Well I only have the first edition of the R1000-R9999 serial file, where it states R1452 was never delivered. Seems that was corrected in a later edition.

The incident is not listed by Chorley either so it must be a rather obscure crash.

I hope you mean 'Sierra Leone II' really was W5612 and not V5612? I can't locate any serial with V5612 so hopefully that is typo...

Cheers
Stig

Re: German Night Fighters over England 30th March 1941
 

Yes, W5612 it is!

Will correct, Thanks.

Col.

Re: German Night Fighters over England 30th March 1941
 

Thanks for all the additional information gentlemen. As requested, here is R1452 on the bomb dump at Newton. The image is not great but the serial number in the log book I have, the Squadron ORB and photo all seem to align.

The blown-up image of the serial is not 100% clear but is hopefully supportive of the ORB and log book 'R1452'.

Re: German Night Fighters over England 30th March 1941
 

Thanks Tim (and Col)

Good enough for me...! :)

Cheers
Stig