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Re: Losses of Lancasters in Stettin / Politz - ID for one wrack.
It looks like you have a Lancaster and probably one made by Avro
All the little parts (fuel gauges etc) will not be marked with the serial number of the aircraft, just their own stamps and marks as part of the manufacturing process that made them, so --746 is a red herring
Where there are dates on things (bullets are particularly useful for this) what is the youngest item you have? If there is anything with a 45 on it then your aircraft cannot have crashed in 44.
The overload tank gauge just means it is a Lancaster with an overload tank, I do not think that is definitive for even identifying a squadron
To positively identify it you need to find an Avro serial number for the a/c or one for the Merlin engines. Sometimes you can link the serial number for the engine to the airframe through the various RAF forms, however engine changes were common and the paperwork does not always match.
Unless the site is very remote, there must be someone locally (even with all the turmoil on 1945) that remembers the crash and what happened to the crew. Are you sure they are not still on board?
Get a copy of Chorley for 1944 and 1945, get a list of all the a/c it could be and then start eliminating them one by one
Regards
Martin
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