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Crash site of a english airplane
This morning we find a crash site of a english aircraft. From bullets we know that airpalne crashed in 1942 or after. Some idea about type of airplane?
The mountain: http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1156/1311091224.jpg The place http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3508/1311090916.jpg Some panoramic photos http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1318/1311090822.jpg http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2461/1311090915.jpg Part with numbers http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9165/immagine3991.jpg Label engine type http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5...magine3992.jpg |
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It would be nice to know what part of the world
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Vickers Wellington, Mk.III or later.
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Sorry for delay but we have a lot of fragments to clean.
Printing: MAGAZINE FILM REF. N° 14A/730 A M SERIAL N° AA20806 http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9518/targhetta.jpg |
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205 BG ???
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I take it you meant No.205 Group.
Probably yes, they were the Group with Wellington squadrons in the Mediterranean. |
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Hello,
May not be the one but Wellington "C" of 150 Squadron was lost on the 31st August 1943 while on a raid Torre Annunziata. Four crew W/O. P. Birch; Sgt R.D.Binks; Sgt. P.G. Furlong and Sgt. J. Hallsworth. All killed. Did a fifth crewmember survive ? a/c serial number might be HE951 AB HA100-HZ999 has date as 30th Aug 43. However, other losses in Aug 43 given as 2 a/c on 6th; 1 a/c on 26th. These may be matched up as HF466 and HF535 given as the 7th and HF693 given as the 27th. These serial numbers are the closest I could find. Alex |
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Thanks for all informations all you sent. Someone of aircraft you think can be have a photocamera on board? I thins this will help. Report of crash of these aircraft have serial numbers of engines so we can compare with that plate we find?
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The middle of the 3 unknown items is the primer from a flare. Normally you will only ever find the primer cap because the rest burns away.
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A possible loss to check out. Try this one. Wellington JA363 from 221 Squadron lost 30th December 1942. Crew all buried Salerno War Cemetery.
From RAF Commands archived thread in 2002 http://www.rafcommands.com/cgi-bin/d...rum=DCForumID6 Wellington JA363 was posted missing from a Convoy Escort from Luqa. Crew: F/Sgt R B O'Neill RAAF Sgt R Stripe F/Sgt C Wilson RAAF Sgt H W Hewitt Sgt J E Fake Sgt L C Cornwell [end] Check on Commonwealth War Graves Commission for more info no individual crew. Also with two Australians onboard you can order digitised copies of records from the National Archives of Australia. Use the last name and service number for the Australians in the search box. Their records may contain reports by the Missing Research Enquiry Service with more information about what happened. The loss card for this aircraft may be held at RAF Hendon Museum/London and may have serial numbers for the engines. Hope that helps. Regards Linzee |
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Many thanks!!! I find record about Wilson in Salerno War Cemetery here: http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_...sualty=2604240 Do you can contact for me National Archives of Australia? I'm not fluent with english language and I think to do errors to email them. About Hendon Museum is possible to contact in some way? Thanks again |
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Here are other fragments. Some ideas?
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5818/immagine4101.jpg A M 5D/706 http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8827/immagine4098.jpg http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2...magine4097.jpg http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3...magine4096.jpg PUSH TO TURN http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/169/immagine4095.jpg http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1422/immagine4094.jpg DRGN° L 490901-A BIRM.... http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1...magine4099.jpg http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1...magine4100.jpg http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8813/immagine4109.jpg http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7...magine4102.jpg 10A/12428 http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1365/immagine4103.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/252/immagine4108.jpg PRESSURE HEAD HEATER R B R B PRESSURE HEAD HEATER SWITCH http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1...magine4107.jpg TYPE P4A N°3633IT http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9...magine4106.jpg http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6...magine4105.jpg AM 6D/480 MK1 http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3616/immagine4104.jpg 44036 39 http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6716/immagine4114.jpg NEWEY PAT. 20/430-22 http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8417/immagine4110.jpg K4 GV 43 http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5...magine4111.jpg K5 BVIIZ 43 http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/796/immagine4112.jpg K2 W1 1943 http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/5...magine4113.jpg |
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A few of the items are familiar.
Image 3 - Type B Electro-magnetic Fuzing Units, part of the bomb release (http://www.iphpbb.com/board/ftopic-8...x79380-62.html) Image 4 (lower item) - Cap off a throttle lever Image 14 & 15 - Ring from a Type P4A Compass Image 20 - 1943 issued ammunition, made by I.C.I. at Kidderminster, type is incendiary. Image 21 - Ammunition made by I.C.I. at Standish, Wigan, type Armour Piercing. |
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Was the identity of this aircraft clearly established?
Digitzed record for Sgt Colin Wilson at NAA, page 18 mentions one engine serial number. In that file there is also described the difficulties with pinpointing the location Montalto, 2-3 mi SE of Avellino and 15 mi N of Salerno. Google Maps does know a place called Montella, 20 km ESE of Avellino. |
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For Posterity's sake: The aircraft was Wellington LN385. See records for LN385 at: aircrewremembered.com and lostaircraft.com.
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