Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum (http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/index.php)

- Allied and Soviet Air Forces (http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/forumdisplay.php?f=7)

- - Fairey Battle identity (http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=16855)

G-ASEA

2nd May 2009 21:30

Fairey Battle identity

1 Attachment(s)

Can anybody help me please. I am trying to indentitfy a crashed Fairey Battle in a photo that i have. On the back of the photo is writtern abgesch, 'Faray Battle' im wald rm? Condette. Which I think means Forrest near Condette.

Dave

ssg keay

3rd May 2009 23:01

Re: Fairey Battle identity

Dave, rm is the abreviation for Raum, which like you guessed correcly means area, or near. Danny

G-ASEA

3rd May 2009 23:14

Re: Fairey Battle identity

Many thanks for that Danny.

Dave

Iain Torrance

5th May 2009 19:50

Re: Fairey Battle identity

Location is close to Boulogne so I had presumed it is one of the three Boulogne raid losses post BoF - two from 142 Squ & one from 12 Squ.
Photos of one of the other 142 Squ losses (QT-L) on the beach at Boulogne crop up quite regularly.
I don't have my copy of Chorley with me but should be straightforward to look up the possibilities.

regards

Iain

G-ASEA

5th May 2009 22:03

Re: Fairey Battle identity

1 Attachment(s)

Thank you Iain. I to believe that it is post BoF crash. The Boulogne raid on 19/20 August 12sdn lost P6597 the crew POWs. Then next Boulonge raid on 22/23 August 142sdn lost L5503 2 POWs 1 Killed and L5582 2 Killed 1 POW. The only Battle photo i have seen on a beach has no rear fuselarge, see attachment.

Thanks

Dave

All times are GMT +2. The time now is 05:01.