Trainbusting

[TormodChristiansen]

Can anyone identify this location/railtrack, perhaps a bit difficult one...
The books "Krigsmaskiner" ISBN: 82-7365-127-4, 1988. (Warmachines) says it's from Norway 1943, could this be wrong?

regards,
Tormod Christiansen.

[Mikkel Plannthin]

Do you know the type of the attacking a/c from the context in the book?

Mikkel Plannthin

[Juha]

I would say that it is a Beaufighter, Mk. VI or later.

Juha

[Mikkel Plannthin]

Juha,

Just curious - how on earth are you able to tell that from the photo?

Mikkel

[Graham Boak]

I'll let Juha answer that, but I agree with him. However it might be a Mk.1c after refit.

The upperwing roundels are odd, though. The wide white rings suggest a early-war A roundel, which should not have been on the upper surfaces. If we assume that it is really a thin-ring C roundel, that would date the photo to 1945. Given that most similar Beau photos come from the Balkans in 1945, doubt must be passed on the date and place of the photo.

However, if they are right, then that's an interesting example of non-standard markings.

[Mikkel Plannthin]

Juha,

No need. I am feeling a bit stupid due to the fact that I had not noticed the aircraft in the right side of the photo until Graham mentioned the roundels. Only then I scrolled. :-)

I got to have a higher resolution, so that this will not happen again!!!

Sorry, Mikkel