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Old 29th October 2010, 19:02
Adriano Baumgartner Adriano Baumgartner is offline
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Re: RAF recon operation 24/25 October 1940 over Cottbus?

Christian,

Hamburg was bombed, as well Berlin and Emdem, etc...
Found only 4 bombers lost, one of them NOT recovered ( I mean NO traces found )...so maybe a good start to check your supositions:
Wellington P9292 Information

TypeWellingtonSerial NumberP9292Squadron75X1DAA-?OperationBerlinDate 123rd October 1940Date 224th October 1940

Further Information

"Serial Range P9265 - P9300. 36 Wellington Mk.1C. Part of a batch of 82 Wellington Mk.1A/1C, built at Weybridge by Vickers. P9205-P9236 (32) Mk.1A delivered by Vickers (Weybridge) between Jan39 and Apr39. P9237-P9250; P9265-P9300 (50) Mk.1C delivered by Vickers (Weybridge) in March and April 1940. P9223 produced as D.W.1. P9238 as Mk.111 Prototype. P9209; P9222 converted to Mk.XV. P9829 converted to XV1, Airborne from Mildenhall. Lost without trace, but believed to have crashed in the sea off the Danish coast. NFD. P/O R.M.Sanderson KIA P/O W.J.Finlayson RNZAF KIA P/O F.B.Cleak KIA Sgt J.Gibbs DFM KIA Sgt W.G.Hitchmough KIA Sgt R.W.B.White KIA "

All the BEST, Adriano

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