Lost Fairey Barracuda 1945 - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

peter b · #1 9th December 2008, 12:05

A very distant great aunt was Betty Keith-Jopp. She was an ATA ferry pilot in WWII and is mentioned in Giles Whittel's book, ' Spitfire Women of WWII'.

In late May/early June 1945, she and another ATA pilot took off from Prestwick en route to Lossiemouth in two Fairey Barracudas. Betty's aircraft ran into very low cloud and infamously belly flopped onto the sea and sank gently to the bottom of the Firth of Forth. She escaped and was picked up by a fishing boat.

Is it possible to find out the following?
Date of crash?
Which mark of Barracuda?
Registration letters and codes?
Type of camouflage pattern/colours?

If anyone can help, I would appreciate it very much.

Leendert · #2 9th December 2008, 14:08

Peter,

Date appears to have been 29 May 1945 as mentioned in following story on http://www.forum.militaryltd.com/wor...fire-women.htm

Ms Keith-Jopp tells about her experiences that day in bottom half of article.

Regards,

Leendert

Amrit1 · #3 9th December 2008, 14:23

Barracuda II MX792

delivered 15 MU 17.1.45
ATA ferry, bad weather, struck sea between Anstruther and Isle of Man, Cat E 29.5.45 (Miss EB Keith-Jopp ATA OK)

From Sturtivant's Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939-1945

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