Caption translation of crash photos for Blenheim 15.06.40
 

Hello,

Need help with caption translation, especially location, and thus ID of this Blenheim crash.

http://cgi.ebay.com/250822577539?ru=...ht_4583wt_1025

Regards,

Re: Caption translation of crash photos for Blenheim 15.06.40
 

Hi Larry,

Seems to me that the overall meaning of the caption may be something like "complete elevator and remains of a shot down Blenheim, victim of an AA battery."
Location suggestion: "Hannover"?

Re: Caption translation of crash photos for Blenheim 15.06.40
 

Hi Larry,

a well known crashside, directly beside of a main route of the german army, so thousands of soldiers take some pics of this crash side, I know hundred of differents of them, and like most photos taken, the date at the backside is the date the photo was taken. The plane, Blenheim IV N 3592 downed june 14th by AA fire, crew killed.
crashside was near Fresney, southeast of Evreux.

khorat

Re: Caption translation of crash photos for Blenheim 15.06.40
 

Blenheim N3592 Information

TypeBlenheimSerial NumberN3592Squadron40X1DBL-COperationBattle AreaDate 114th June 1940Date 214th June 1940

Further Information

"Serial Range N3522 - N3631. One of 100 Bristol Type 142L, Blenheim Mk.1V built by A.V.Roe. N3522-3545; N3551-3575; N3578-3604; N3608-3631. N3544 and N3600 sold to the Portugese Air Force in 1943. N3592 was one of two 40 Sqdn Blenheims lost on this operation. See: R3693. Airborne 1345 from Wyton. Cause of loss not established. Crashed at fresney (Eure), 13 km SE of Evreux, France. S/L G.W.C.Gleed KIA Sgt R.W.Burge KIA Sgt S.W.Sammells KIA

Re: Caption translation of crash photos for Blenheim 15.06.40
 

"15. Juni 1940, Hannover. Der ganze Stab an der Absturzstelle einer "Bristol Blenheim" Bomber der von uns […] wurde und durch der schwere Batterie zum Opfer fiel."

15 June 1940, Hannover. The entire Staff [HQ] at the crash site of a Bristol Blenheim bomber which was [can't read the word] by us and fell victim to the heavy battery.

Re: Caption translation of crash photos for Blenheim 15.06.40
 

Hello Khorat & Nick,

Thanks for your comments. Either the caption is wrong or Khorat's ID of this crash is wrong as Evereux, France and Hannover, Germany are 850 Kms distant from each other. Was there a crash of a Blenheim near Hanover on 14 or 15 June, 1940 that this could be? Obviously we have a discrepancy here that needs to be resolved. Any further thoughts?

Also thanx to Adriano for his imput.

Regards,

Re: Caption translation of crash photos for Blenheim 15.06.40
 

no Blenheim crashed in germany june 14 or 15. so I say I see a lot of different pics of the same crash side - at its for sure in France.

will see if still had some in my collection.

khorat