[KrisJG3]

Dear Friends,

Thanks for answer, I also waiting for more information from UK from some other friends which try to help us, too.

By the way maybe this list will be also usefulf for us:

http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944augustcombats.shtml

http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories...y-ww2-1944.pdf

First of all we have agree type a/c next serial number and on the end crew.
I belive we can do it together, maybe till the end of this week I receive more details, parts photos, .... etc.

(Is it possible that technical data plates belong to one of this a/c types:
Avro 683 Manchester Mk.III orAvro Lancaster B Mk.I ???? )

Similar data plate from another aircraft:
http://forum.keypublishing.com/attac...4&d=1283503173
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=103114
compare with our:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/attach...6&d=1363540511

I think that moust probable could be:

Type: Lancaster I , Serial: PD261 , Code: AS-S
'' ...Lancaster PD261 took off from R.A.F. Kirmington at 21.10hrs for a night bombing raid on Stettin. (...)
Lancaster PD261 was almost shot certain to have been shot down by a night fighter. Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie have described it as being one of a possible three, Lt. Kurt Welter, Hptm. Rudolf Altendorf or Oblt. Scholl. All claims were in the Stettin area and at between 01.55 hrs and 02.12 hrs. ...''

Lancaster Mk I , AS-S , PD261 , RAF Service Number: 1069049
Identical types of Lancaster but destroyed in another place:
Lancaster Mk I , AS-U , PD260 , RCAF Service Number: R217185
Lancaster Mk I , AS-W , PD385 , RAF Service Number: 578541
Source:
http://home.cogeco.ca/~dswallow4/GraveLocationC.htm
http://aircrewremembered.com/dunton-frederick.html

PD198 --- PD444 B I Metropolitan Vickers --- http://www.bomber-command.info/serialslancaster.htm

"...

Type:

Avro Type 683 – Lancaster Mk. I

S/N Range:

PD198-PD239, PD252-PD296, PD309-PD349, PD361-PD404 and PD417-PD444

Data:

Part of the fifth production batch of 200 aircraft built by Metropolitan-Vickers Ltd., Mosley Road, Manchester, as part of Contract No. 2221. PD198-PD239, PD252-PD296, PD309-PD349, PD361-PD404 and PD417-PD444. Deliveries commenced 6/44; completed 12/44 (average rate of production, approximately 7 aircraft per week.)
..."
Source: http://www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc_prod_metrov1.htm

Can You check serial numbers for 2 additional Lancasters shot down by night fighter the same day (29/30.08.1944) with PD261 ?

Similar thema - support:

http://www.460squadronraaf.com/target_stet.html (see photo made 29/30.08.1944 over Stettin)
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...p?t-22213.html



BR / Pozdrawiam

Kris (Krzysztof)