Re: Which stories behind these photos?
 

Hi,

Another and different photo of this Blenheim R3662 has been previously published by ebay. The caption of this WV-T given Dunkerque. A/C was belly-landed on the beach.

P9317 is certainly the serial of the SD-A.

Topic here :

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=18668

HTH

Bertrand

Re: Which stories behind these photos?
 

Salut Bertrand & all,

Correct, it is P9317 of the 222 Sqn. I attach another picture with s/n.
It should be the same machine in fornt of what F/L Bader was photographed in May 1940. See Darkar´s BoB.

Michal

Re: Which stories behind these photos?
 

78 Sqn RAF / Handley Page Halifax Mk 11 / Serial BB236
Lost on night of 1st october 1942 over Flensburg_crashed at Friedenshugel (Source Lost Bombers website).
Code is now fully known : EY°B
http://cgi.ebay.de/014-2x-Orig-Foto-...item1e5bb21aa4
http://cgi.ebay.de/013-Orig-Foto-age...item1e5bb21a9e
http://cgi.ebay.de/012-Orig-Foto-age...item20b0b7d93c
http://cgi.ebay.de/011-Orig-Foto-age...item20b0b7d93a
http://cgi.ebay.de/010-Orig-Foto-age...item20b0b7d932
http://cgi.ebay.de/009-Orig-Foto-age...item20b0b7d92a
http://cgi.ebay.de/008-Orig-Foto-age...item1e5bb21a78
http://cgi.ebay.de/007-Orig-Foto-age...item20b0b7d91e

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Concerning BB236, four of the crew were killed: Sgt EH Tytherleigh, F/O JH Carrick RCAF, F/O GM Gillies RCAF, and Sgt NR Jones RAAF.

Sgt EW Parr (pilot), Sgt GE Swift and Sgt J Cunningham were taken POW and from the photos it seems the pilot had a lucky escape as those other poor men shown in the wreckage were probably those grouped in the forward fuselage - ie Flight Engineer, Observer, Bomber Aimer, Wireless Op.

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Spitfire sporting U.S stars. Pianosa? JK2(5)?
http://cgi.ebay.de/3-Fotos-MG-42-abg...item5887790d47

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P-47 Razorback belly landing. YF°X
http://cgi.ebay.de/5660-JAGD-FLUGZEU...item2eacd1bfa2
http://cgi.ebay.de/5659-JAGD-FLUGZEU...item2eacd1b851
...and E2°G
http://cgi.ebay.de/5640-JAGD-FLUGZEU...item2eacd1a20f

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1) Spitfire wearing US markings--Spitfire Vc 2nd FS 52nd FG code QP lost date ?
2) P-47D YF*X-Capt Walter Kossack P-47D-5 lost November 7,1943,sn 42-8477, 355th FG
3) P-47D E2-G -375 FS 361 FG-Possibly s/n 42-75219 bellied in on April 27,1944.Lt. Jack Cornett POW. The 361th FG coverted to P-51s in May 1944.

Re: Which stories behind these photos?
 

Hi All,
Currently on e bay, a wellington,
I can't make out if the a/c has an ASV ( or remains of ) aerial under the port wing.
Anyone with more knowledge or better eyesight...
Cheers
Jerry


http://cgi.ebay.ca/Foto-Engl-Bomber-...item439ee72ff5


only a small photo attached, a larger one is viewable via the e bay auction.

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I have looked at the enlarged version and I do not think this Wellington has ASV especially as aircraft that carried the early 1.5 metre wavelength ASV had four mast aerials on the top of the rear fuselage. There is no trace of these.

It is in typical Bomber Command colours of 1941 and although Mk 1C were converted to GR Mk VIII equipped with ASV in the Middle East I think this is a standard bomber version.

I think the photo has been taken in the desert of a Wellington abandoned on an airstrip that's been captured by the Axis and that the bits hanging down are damage.

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Blenheim YH°D: 11 SQN ? MTO?
http://cgi.ebay.de/Abgeschossenes-en...item53e12a9ebd

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Handley Page Hampden: ??°P which SQN? which place?
http://cgi.ebay.de/FOTO-FLUGZEUG-FRA...item4aa0fde6af

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Hampdens that the Germans got hold of were P2070 VN-X of 50 Sqn, L4146 QR-P and P4324 also QR-P both of 61 Sqn, AE265 of 144 Sqn PL-? and AT109 UB-C of 455 Sqn.

So the latest photo of Hampden 'P' could be one of those from 61 Sqn and as P4324 landed in Vlieland off the Dutch coast and we have seen photos of it I reckon this new photo is L4146 that force landed in Germany out of fuel on 24th May 1940.

Incidentally the roundal looks typically 1940 and the green and brown camo is still painted on the fuselage sides (fuselage sides were painted black from late 1940 onwards)

The D/F loop is of the early retractable type before the fixed streamlined versions were fitted, all of which indicate early war period

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Hi
Just a thought, but maybe 21 Sqn and France ?
cheers
Jerry

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Hi!

It looks more for a 112 sqdr. aircraft

regards

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Hi
Interesting I didn't know 112 Sqn had blenheims, or used code 'YH'
cheers
Jerry

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Just to end the confusion YH was used on 21 Sqn Lockheed Venturas in NW Europe and by 11 Sqn in the Middle East on Blenheims.

The photo of the Blenheim on this thread is virtually the same setting as the YH-L coded Blenheim said to be abandoned in Crete - as seen on Page 32 of 'In Enemy Hands' by Bryan Philpott by PSL 1981. Even the way the aircraft individual code has been placed on YH-D is the same as YH-L.

112 Sqn was a Fighter Sqn flying the Tomahawks and Kittyhawks for much of WW2.

Re: Which stories behind these photos?
 

Hi Larry,
Thanks for clearing it up.
cheers
Jerry

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11 SQN too... Blenheim YH°A Serial ?27??
http://cgi.ebay.de/FOTO-FLUGZEUG-Eng...item563c4ea1cc
...and YH°R
http://cgi.ebay.de/2WK-Foto-ENGLISCH...item3effa701bb

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Hurricane in Belgium? A?°?
http://cgi.ebay.de/Foto-Belgien-abge...item3effa71bd3
http://cgi.ebay.de/Foto-2-Wk-abgesch...item3effa72a39

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I am sorry for writing 112.I wanted to write 113 squadron instead which operated in Greece.To my opinion its T2168 crashed on landing at Niamata.See:http://113squadron.com/id21.htm
at aircrews and losses the 2nd pic from top at the background.Maybe its good to compare the pics if we could see the one Larry wrote. He could be right though.

regards

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If not wrong, 85 squadron... Hurricane VY°B
Which place?
http://cgi.ebay.de/059-Orig-Foto-Flu...item20b0ea5fbe

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Blenheim: Nice side view of WV°S
http://cgi.ebay.de/Britischer-Bomber...item1c1297e070
Likely WV°S too
http://cgi.ebay.de/Franz-Flugzeug-Bo...item1c1297df6a

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Blenheim IV WV-S/L8875 landed on 30/4/1940 at Brussels-Evere. The crew members : Sgt Thomas (pilot), Sgt Talbot (observer) and LAC Smith (gunner). They were lost and seeing Battle on the airfield, they thought they were in France and landed on Evere airfield. They were interned.

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Any info about this Spit?

http://cgi.ebay.de/2xFoto-Flugzeug-J...item335e08afe0

Christian

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Hello Christian,

It is the well-known Spit I K9664 shot down on 15 august 1940 by Lt G. Muller-Duhe (7./JG26)

A/C lost close to Calais-MArck.

Bertrand

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Ok, I see; thanks Bertrand!

Cheers,
Christian

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Hurricane P2537 NV°K, any additional info?

http://cgi.ebay.com/WWII-Photo-RAF-H...item19bd368364

Christian

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Crashlanding in the mud of a swamp?
Spit KL°F or KL°E?
http://cgi.ebay.de/1-fotoalbum-Seite...item45f3bc44e9

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Spitfire IIA, P7443, KL°E
Sgt Squire, 54 Sqn
s/d by Hptm. Ihlefeld of I./LG 2 near Calais, 26/2/1941

Regards,
Michal

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Hurricane P2537 belonged to 79 Sqn and is recorded as 'lost in France' May 1940.

Its hard to tell whether its been stripped of bits to repair other Hurricance of suffered damage by ground crew to stop it being used by the Germans.

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Hurricane YP°Y
July 1942?
http://cgi.ebay.de/036-Orig-Foto-Flu...item20b1dae32c
W76??
http://cgi.ebay.de/035-5x-Orig-Foto-...item1e5ccc04b2

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Hurricane IIB, BE684, XP°Y
Sgt Denison, 174 Sqn, POW
St. Omer area, 30/7/1942

Another picture of salvaged BE684 exists too.
Regards,
Michal

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Thanks Michal!
Is not it written 08/07/1942 on backside of the photo?

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Hi Parabellum,

I didn´t note it but now I see it. Strange because the identification of s/n from this new, and my source gives BE684. With other indicia like roundel, field shape it frames the period for summer. Last loss for the 174 Sqn before 30/7 was Sgt Mort already on 2/6 during Circus to Foret d´Eu.

Regards,
Michal

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Did the Germans mean by chance 7th August - ie as the Americans would do

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Just discovered by Ed West:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Any info?

Cheers,
Christian

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Hi
On the auction lister captions it as
P7606, PR-O or PL-O


29 Aug. Spitfire II P7606 (PK-O) F/Lt B. Mickiewicz (POW) Circus 85. Shot down by a Bf109 over Hazebrouck.

from the excellent website
http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/

which has a photo of the other side after recovery in a yard.
Cheers
Jerry

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Thanks Jerry, and for that great link too:)

Christian

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Maybe somebody could afford precisions regarding this one?
http://cgi.ebay.de/Originalfoto-Flug...3?pt=Militaria

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?L°E code, nothing else?