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Re: Which stories behind these photos?
This Hampden with codes VN-X is instantly identifiable as belonging to 50 Sqn and of the known Hampdens that were captuted more or less intact by the Germans, P2070 of 50 Sqn lost on 25th/26th August 1940 is the most likely candidate. In fact I think the serial number is just about readable as P2070. It ran out of fuel and landed at Lautersheim on a sortie to Berlin.
The other Hampdens that the Germans got hold of were L4146 QR-P and P4324 also QR-P both of 61 Sqn, AE265 of 144 Sqn PL-? and AT109 UB-C of 455 Sqn.
These details come from The Hampden File (Air Britain Publications) written by the late Harry Moyle (ex Hampden crew member, expert and friend).
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Larry Hayward
Last edited by Larry; 23rd June 2020 at 18:37.
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