Wellington LP 140 "N" 40th SQD RAF

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

The aircraft in question was, Wellington X LP120 'N', not LP140 'N'.

The A705's and A9301's of both AUS415462 F/S Francis Rodney HUGHES RAAF, and AUS427959 F/S Francis Raymond SWEENEY RAAF, are already digitized.

See also:

https://awm.gov.au/index.php/collection/C1252700 download, go to p.51 of 236.

The survivor was 1481552 F/Sgt (Nav.) K SHAW RAFVR - POW.

I recommend that you carefully read pp.1-16 of Hughes' A705:

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...aspx?B=1070416

Col.

[vathra]

Originally Posted by Col Bruggy

The survivor was 1481552 F/Sgt (Nav.) K SHAW RAFVR - POW.

I recommend that you carefully read pp.1-16 of Hughes' A705:

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...aspx?B=1070416

Col.

Great stuff!

However, there seems to be some misinformation.
They claim that one airmen was rescued by partisans, which is possible misidentification with other airmen from 40Sq who fell month later near by.

Bulgarians and their militias were, to mildly put it, very trigger happy. If they saw airmen, they would shoot first, ask questions later. In Yugoslavia, there is some 6-7 such confirmed cases, without this one.