Re: Whitley Z6667 July 4th/5th 1941 Help needed.
Hi Larry, yes the official report states it broke up, But as said we always understood it was defo shot down, A While ago I Spoke to a guy who knew someone that saw tracer fire at each other, Also just found out yesterday :-The Nachtjagd war Diaries volume one by Boiten gives the following on page 45 on the night of 4-5 July 1941:
"...In all probability, concerns the loss of a 10 OTU Whitley, which reportedly crashed on fire just to the East of Abingdon, following an exchange of tracer fire, possibly with a Ju88"
Could this have been a claim by:-
Ofw. Heinz Strüning of 1./NJG 2 claimed a Wellington 10 Km east of Nothingham/ Bircham Newton at 1:50/ 1:57
But this guy I Would have thought about the differances between the Aircraft + Area was out, Another possability is friendly fire, Do you think at that time planes that were shot down by the enemy over Britain would tend to be covered up so as not to alarm people? Many thanks, Ian.
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