Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
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Hi all,
Who can help me identify this Wellington Bomber, which crashed into the harbour of Wilhelmshaven Germany. You can see the first letter of the serienr "R" Thanks in advance, Michel |
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Hello Michel,
Do you have any info as to a date when the Wellington was shot down, perhaps noted on the back of the photo? I can check the Wilhelmshaven Flak claims but need a time frame in which to search. Cheers, Theo |
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Hi Theo,
Unfortunately, there's nothing written on the back...that's the problem Michel |
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Serial "R1###"
Possibly R16## or R18## So narrows it down a little as does the wide white bar in the fin marking, May 1940 - July 1942. |
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Alas I've no Wellington loss in the Wilhelmshaven bay area starting with R16.. or R18..
Cheers, Theo |
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Hello,
Have looked in BCL books for 1941/42. These may be possibilities - All are "R" a/c 1016 - 15/8/41 1045 - 22/2/41 1604 - 29/30/8/41 1608 - 25/6/41 1608 - 25/6/41 1614 - 15/7/41 1800 - 3/8/41 1802 - 13/3/42 Of the above 1800;1608 and 1045 may deserve a closer look. Alex |
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Hi Guys,
Many thanks for your info, Alex I want to a closer look of 1800, 1608 and 1045 Michel |
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Hi Alex and Michel -I've checked but none of these three Wellington losses fit to a crash near Wilhelmshaven.
I wil give details on al of these losses in my new series of books with Wing Leader Publishing. Cheers, Theo |
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Hello,
Have now checked the BCL for 1940/41/42. R1045 - 149 Sqdn - 21/22 - 2 - 1941- Op Wilhelmshaven. Lost without trace. R1608 - 57 Sqdn - Op to Kiel. Believed crashed in the sea near the target. Crew of 6, 5 were recovered. Only R18## serial a/c were - R1804 - 311 Sqdn - 19-7-1941 on Air Test and crashed into a steam roller. And R1800 - 101 Sqdn - G1 )2/3-8-1941 "SR-T" Op to Hamburg. S/d by night fighter(Few. Siegfried Ney,e 4./NJG 1 ) and crashed in the Ijsselmeer. Two bodies were recovered from the water. The rest have no known graves. Alex |
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It is not R1608. That plane crashed on land
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