HP Hampden P4321 of 49 Sqn

[Aknevelman]

Sorry for the confusion I caused by quoting the strange story about this Hampden being captured and stolen from a French airport. I now found out from several sources that the story contains some true elements but is not related to the Hampden. A Bucker BU 131 Jungmann, Werk No 4477, belonged to Luftdienstkdo. Westfrankreich based at Quimper and was stolen by two Frenchmen, Denys Boudard and Jean Hébert, from Caen-Carpiquet in April 1941. The loss entry for this aircraft states: 30.04.41: Bü 131 defected to England from Caen-Carpiquet. The aircraft was flown to Somerford, England and put in use with RAF as DR626. A BU 131 is part of the Shuttleworth collection. It was restored to airworthiness in the Collection workshops and is painted in the scheme worn by the Luftwaffe Jungmann ‘liberated’ from under the noses of the Germans. http://www.shuttleworth.org/shuttlew...ails.asp?ID=27