Lancaster under friendly fire
 

The Film "The Fight for the Sky" U.S. War Department shows a lot of strafing against the Luftwaffe. But one scene is quite different: The strafing of an crashlanded Lancaster!!! The plane crashlanded in an open aera, maybee in late spring or early summertime. Any idea of the location, unit?

Thanks,
h.

Re: Lancaster under friendly fire
 

Hans,

The film is on youtube. To have a quick(er) look in the 41-min movie, around what time is the Lancaster strafing?


Regards,

Leendert

Re: Lancaster under friendly fire
 

31:12 looks like a Lancaster - 4 engines, twin tail. And at 31:14 you can definitely see the roundels.

27:41 looks like a Mosquito to me!

Ian

Re: Lancaster under friendly fire
 

Spitfire at 21:29?

Ian

Re: Lancaster under friendly fire
 

Hi
Yep looks a it like one to me.
cheers
Jerry

Re: Lancaster under friendly fire
 

Hi
yep,
maybe the old story ?
..... thought it was a friendly.... so only gave it a short burst..
cheers
Jerry

Re: Lancaster under friendly fire
 

British Pathe has that clip as well. It's a Mossie of 140 Sqn lost to two Mustangs of the 4th FG.

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=53552

The whole sad Mossie sequence starts around 3:35.

Re: Lancaster under friendly fire
 

Sorry that this is drifting a bit off-thread but interesting in that British Pathe one to see an Me 163 Komet at about 4:16.

Along with a load of B-17s being shot up on the ground.

Ian

Re: Lancaster under friendly fire
 

Always enjoy seeing Bob Winters spectacular 190 on Sept 21st 1944.
2.55 on the Pathe film.

Nige
www.56thfightergroup.co.uk

Re: Lancaster under friendly fire
 

Hello mhuxt,

Could you please tell me the date on which the two Mustangs of the 4th FG, shot down the No.140 Sqn Mosquito?

Col.