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Re: Circumstances of loss of 311 Squadron Wellington L7788, 23/24.9.1940
Hello,
in J. Rajlich book about losses of CS crews and planes is transcript of article which pilot of the plane K. Trojaček wrote for magazine Letu zdar after war. After they drooped bombs they were found by searchlights. They flew around 1 min. in it. After some time Trojaček found in panel that oil pressure is low. The speed of plane started go down. They had around 100 miles to coast. Flak over Berlin probably damaged oil pipes. 25 miles short of coast starboard engine catch fire and propeller fall away. They were only 500 feet high so they must crash landed near Leidschendam. In this area they saw some next flak fire but this was not near the plane, there was no more damage by it.
Sad part of this is, that telegraph operator St. Karel Kunka shot himself to did not capture by Germans. In this time CS soldiers think when they were captured Germans executed it for high treason.
M.
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