3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

Hello, how are you all doing?

During the night of 20/21 March 1945, 3 Hudson's from the 161sq. out of Tempsford were shot down. F/L Ferris and his crew near Baraque Fraiture in Belgium. F/L Helfer and his crew near Asselborne in Luxembourg. But the third one flown by F/O Ragan and his crew, anyone has some information about where it came down?

Hope someone has more info.

Lars.

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

Crash-landed at Rheine according to this thread:

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...php?t-390.html

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

This should be in the 'Allied and Soviet Air Forces' section...

You may get a lot more responses, and information, there.

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

Are not the Soviets official allies ??

Remi

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

Good evening mhuxt !

Is a correct serial of this Hudson in particular available ?.

In the threat you mentioned the a/c serial is AE595. "Air Britain Publication, RAF Aircraft AA100 to AZ999" reports, that a Lockheed Hudson with the s/n AE595 was not delivered.

Best regards !

Horst Weber

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

If that's a pop at me, then this is how the title to that section is, exactly:
Allied and Soviet Air Forces

Go take a look.

There is no mention of the Luftwaffe/Axis in the post, hence my comment about it being properly placed there.

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

Hi Horst,

Don't know about the serial numbers. That particular bit of info didn't come from me - Paul citing Phil Mertens' article.

At one point I believe the After The Battle article was available online, can't find it now.

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

I have checked back in the Battle Orders for 161 Sqdn and the serial number AE595 is quite clear in all entries that I have looked at.

"Lockheed Hudson In World War II" says not delivered.

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

Rheine - AE505

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

Thank you all for you're replies. I will look into it abit further. The reason I was asking is that I was in contact with mr. Mertens who wrote the the article in ATB No. 119 and he told me that there was a 3rd Hudson crash in Dochamps. I thought it could be this one.

Sit72300 talked about checking the battle orders for the 161sq. where can I find those?

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

On http://www.specialforcesroh.com/browse.php

Hudson T9445is given crashed near Samrée rather than Baraque la Fraiture;

and Dochamps is rather near Samrée ....

Hudson AE505 is given crashed Evere airfield on May 18, 1945.

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

Yes, Udf. I know where the crash site of the T9445 is. I even took some pictures there a while agoo. The closest village is actually Lamormenil.

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/287/sl270042.jpg

Just trying to figure out if there's another crash site in Dochamps! Maybe I'm chasing a ghost...

Re: 3 Hudson Losses 20/21 March 1945
 

There seems to be some confusion but I'm still looking for that third Hudson Crash on the night of 20/21 March 1945. Still think its AE595?!

Thx for all ur responses so far:)

Lars.