Wellingtons target Stavanger 11th April 1940

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

This might be helpful: According to our EoE British Loss DB:

"Night of April 11-12, 1940
115 Squadron, Marham
Wellington IC P9284. Shot down by AA fire during night attack on Stavanger-Sola airfield and crashed in the target area. (Pilot) Pilot Officer Frederick Edward Barber, (Pilot) Pilot Officer David Alexander Rankin, (Obs) Sergeant Alan Sydney Pearce, Sergeant Geoffrey William James Juby, LAC Lionel Allen Westcott, and (AG) Pilot Officer Peter Edward Tucker Bull all killed. Aircraft KO*J a write-off."

We would like to photographically cover this crash and any photos that exist of the crew. It looks like one of the photos in the referenced website shows damage to the school from the crash. Are any photos of the wreckage known to exist?

Any help with this would be appreciated, including any local accounts from witnesses to the crash or its aftermath. I'm sure that some exist in the Stavanger area.

Regards,