Catalina FP525

[Brian]

Hi guys

FP525 of 330 Squadron was forced down by U-606 on 21 September 1942.

Lt CJA Stansburg was the pilot - who were the crew?

Cheers
Brian

[vingtor]

The pilot was Lt. Carl Johan August Stansberg (not Stansburg). The only other crew member I know of is Per Devold.

Nils

[Paul Thompson]

Hello Brian and Nils,

I assume that this thread is not unrelated to my post yesterday - http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpo...7&postcount=22 .

May I ask whether either one of you can shine any more light on RAF Catalina operations from Soviet bases? Russian-language sources are largely silent on this issue.

Regards,

Paul

[Brian]

Thanks, Nils

Paul, yes my enquiry is a result of your excellent posting, but I cannot help with your enquiry!

Cheers
Brian

[Paul Thompson]

Originally Posted by Brian

Paul, yes my enquiry is a result of your excellent posting, but I cannot help with your enquiry!

Cheers
Brian

Hello Brian,

That's no problem, I am sure a few forum members will keep looking.

Thanks to Nils' information, I was able to find the further details that you wanted online:
Crew details for 2 Catalinas lost by 330 Squadron
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...ina-III-losses

Regards,

Paul

[Laurent Rizzotti]

The ORB of 330 Sqn for the period is available online there:
http://www.luftkrigsskolen.no/airfor...O/Default.aspx

Search Operations Record Book on the above webpage.

The ORB is divided into A and B Flights, and not ordered chronologically. Form 540 for B Flight is page 426, Form 541 is page 440 but this Catalina is not included !

[Brian]

Thanks guys

Obviously there is a story behind the ditching and subsequent rescue of the crew.

Do we have such a story?

Cheers
Brian

[Bas Maathuis]

Hi guys,

I checked Henk Weltings archive:

FP 525 Catalina IIIa 330 sqn GS-Z 21-9-1942
Akureyri/IJsland Konvooi-escort QP-14 (Engeland-Rusland)
Flakschade tijdens aanval op duiboot U-606 (Kapitänleutnant Dietrich von der Esch) - 11.14u - noodlanding op zee 180 nm N van het eiland Jan Mayen (positie 74.08N-10.00W)
Lt(P) STANSBERG, Carl August .J. - RNoAF - S
Fenr(2P) AAS, Per Chr. - RNoAF - S
?(Fe) JOHANSEN, Johnny W. - RNoAF - S
?(Fe) HANSEN, Erling Qvistgaard - RNoAF (DK) - S
Fenr(N) DEVOLD, Per - RNoAF - S
Kvm(WOp) BJERKSETH, Arne Lie - RNoAF - S
Kvm(WOp) HILMAR, Oluf - RNoAF - S
?(-)GUSFRE, Nils - RNoAF - S
?(-) SØRENSEN, Rolf - RNoAF - S
Crew gered door de Britse torpedojager HMS Marne

Partial translation:
Damaged by Flak during attack on U-606 at 11.14 hrs. Emergency landed at sea 180 nm N of Jan Mayen island.
Crew rescued by HMS Marne


There are no sources mentioned.



Cheers, Bas Maathuis

[Paul Thompson]

Hello Laurent and Bas,

Thank you for making the rest of us aware of these sources!

On the topic of what sources Hank Welting may have consulted, this book may be a possibility, since it is cited by uboat.net on the U-606 page - http://www.uboat.net/books/reviews/284.html - U-Boat Versus Aircraft.

Regards,

Paul

[vingtor]

Re Henk Weltings' list. Please note that the acronym RNoAF came into being in the late 1950s. During the war, it was RNAF.

Nils