Unknown aircraft
 

Hi all
Can anyone help me identifying the type of this aircraft ? I have been told the following by witnesses, and please remember that this happened 70 years ago :
On 4-1-1944 at 14:20 a aircraft was heard and seen approaching Mors island in Denmark.
It ditched in very shallow water and continuet approx 20 meters up in a field.
One engine was torn off and ended up further 20 meters up the field.
The was no crew on board and no parachutes could be seen in the sky.

The aircraft was a twin engined aircraft with two seats side by side in the cockpit. In each side of the cockpit was a door/hatch was leading out on the top of the wings.
Aft of the cockpit was a bench in each of the aircraft. These were approx 1.50 meters long.
On the right had side was found a door.
When the aircraft had been removed by the Germans ammunition was found in the field over the next years: 7.98 mm and 13 mm or 20 mm.
Any ideas about the aircraft type ?

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Could it be a Focke-Wulf Fw58?

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Fw189 would be a contender

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

The Fw189 had a jump seat next to the pilot's seat but no benchs behind the pilot.

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

What puzzles me is the two pilot seats side by side, benches in the rear AND ammunition.

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Could have been transporting the ammo.

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Italian Aircraft in Luftwaffe service ?

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Bf 108?

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

"The aircraft was a twin engined aircraft with two seats side by side in the cockpit."

Bf108 is single engined.

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Sorry, just thinking of the side-by-side seating.

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Hi
Maybe a caudron goeland, seems to fit the description, apart from the ammo.
cheers
jerry

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Would Siebel Fh 104 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siebel_Fh_104 be a contender?

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Just wondering would the side by side seating indicate the pilots seat and the folding observer's seat found on many German aircraft. If so would a He111 be a contender it has a sliding panel above the pilots seat and an opening cockpit panel by the observers seat which would lead onto the wing. Cant think of a door on the right hand side but perhaps a wrong memory, a transport He111 had bench seating if I remember correctly from the HE111 in the RAF Museum. I believe Ju88s converted to pilot trainers had side by side seating but not the other features described.

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

The Siebel had a single pilot seat.

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Gents
This is not easy as we rely on a 9 years old boy`s memory about 71 years later. As the aircraft was not in a good condition it should be found in the Quatermasters report. Bu no luck so far.

Re: Unknown aircraft
 

Post No.14: Yep, it did. Thank you for the correction.