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Re: Lancaster L7543 EM-Z

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Originally Posted by edwest2 (Post 263654)

A salvage unit would be given the job of removing what was left of the aircraft.

Is there a report of this unit somewhere? Who dealt with cleaning the wreck?

Re: Lancaster L7543 EM-Z

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Originally Posted by Blitz45 (Post 263707)

Is there a report of this unit somewhere? Who dealt with cleaning the wreck?

https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=43653

http://www.ww2.dk/ground/versorgung/berge.htm

Re: Lancaster L7543 EM-Z

alieneyes1 thank you.
probably there was no such branch in Gdańsk
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...enDanzig-R.htm

Re: Lancaster L7543 EM-Z

I read some reports from the participants of this rally. Only two crews mention the loss of one of the Lancasters, here is one of them:
R5552P F / Sgt F.M.Falls, Sgt R.E.Manvell (F / Eng), F / O T.Blair, F / Sgt R.S.Canham, P / O F.L.Austin, Sgts W.Mather, D.F.Charming. Up 1641 Down 0306. Bomb load 4 x 1000lb RDX. Low cloud to the goal. The city is surrounded by a 3,000-foot map reading, reducing to 2,000 points to bombard a definite area. Four explosions and one big fire on the coast. Concentration of headlights and heavy and light guts over the target. Navigation on the return turned out to be very successful due to the shortage of gasoline. One plane shot down over the target.

I think it was Miller's crew

Re: Lancaster L7543 EM-Z

Are there any other reports from this raid?

Re: Lancaster L7543 EM-Z

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Originally Posted by Col Bruggy (Post 263051)

Hello,

Ops of 1163246 George Henry DUKE RAFVR.

No.207 Squadron.

4/5-5-42 - Lancaster R5503 "S" - STUTTGART - Capt. F/S J B WALKER DFM - 2nd Dickie Sgt G H DUKE - Up: 22.40, Down: 04.47. 207 Sqn ORB Record of Events (F.541), May 1942 (Image 3 of 15).

7/8-6-42 - Lancaster R5550 "B" - GARDENING - 'NECTARINE" - Capt. Sgt G H DUKE - Up: 01.03, Down: 04.37. 207 Sqn ORB Record of Events (F.541), June 1942 (Image 12 of 36).

11/12-6-42 - Lancaster R5500 "B" - GARDENING - "NECTARINE" - Capt. Sgt G H DUKE - Up: 01.31, Down: 04.43. 207 Sqn ORB Record of Events (F.541), June 1942 (Image 16 of 36).

25/26-6-42 - Lancaster R5509 "G" - BREMEN (Focke-Wulf Factory) - Capt. F/S G H DUKE - Up: 00.07, Down: 04.07. 207 Sqn ORB Record of Events (F.541), June 1942 (Image 27 of 36).

29/30-6-42 - Lancaster R5509 "G" - BREMEN "D" - Capt. F/S G H DUKE - Up: ??.20, Down: 05.03. 207 Sqn ORB Record of Events (F.541), June 1942 (Image 33 of 36).

2/3-7-42 - Lancaster R5550 "B" - BREMEN - Capt. F/S G H DUKE - Up: 00.27, Down: 00.46 Engine problem, brought bomb load back to base. 207 Sqn ORB Record of Events (F.541), July 1942 (Image 2 of 32).

8/9-7-42 - Lancaster L7583 "A" - WILHELMSHAVEN - Capt. F/S G H DUKE - Up: 23.33, Down: 04.42. 207 Sqn ORB Record of Events (F.541), July 1942 (Image 7 of 32).

11/12-7-42 - Lancaster L7543 "Z" - DANZIG - Capt. F/S G H DUKE - Up: 16.41, Aircraft Failed to Return. 207 Sqn Orb Record of Events (F.541), July 1942 (Image 11 of 32).

Source:

TNA: AIR 27/1233/32 - May 1942 - Record of Events (F.541) - (15 Images).
TNA: AIR 27/1233/34 - June 1942 - Record of Events (F.541) - (36 Images).
TNA: AIR 27/1233/36 - July 1942 - Record of Events (F.541) - (32 Images).

Col.

can anyone enrich this data with previous missions? I miss the participation of Duk's crew in daylight on February 12, 1942, on the German battleships "Gneisenau", "Scharnhorst" and "Prinz Eugen" (Operation Cerberus). Previously, they were also on Brest.

Re: Lancaster L7543 EM-Z

I think I came across the trail of Lancaster Duka, what do you think about it?

Re: Lancaster L7543 EM-Z

On this machine performs its penultimate mission.
8/9-7-42 - Lancaster L7583 "A" - WILHELMSHAVEN - Capt. F/S G H DUKE - Up: 23.33, Down: 04.42. 207 Sqn ORB Record of Events (F.541), July 1942 (Image 7 of 32).

Re: Lancaster L7543 EM-Z

I see that the thread is very popular, but can't anyone really help me?