This DO217 Fin is mine !

[Nick Beale]

Gilles and his team feature in a BBC News item: Recovering a WWII bomber hidden in a French cave

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by mjbollinger

Hi everyone,

This aircraft's participation in this raid on Cherbourg would be the only probable indication that Fritz-X missions were flown over Normandy, or for that matter, on any mission after the Plymouth raid of 30 April 1944.

Marty

I've got one more. ADI(K) report No. 312/1944 (Interrogation of Ltn. Erich Keller of Stab III./KG 100, shot down 22.38 hrs on 4 July 1944) says:

"The six or seven aircraft carrying F-X bombs took off from Toulouse/Blagnac … at 19.30 hours … The 6N+DT flew out over the Channel … the bomb was eventually released, aimed at what P/W describes as a large destroyer."

6N+DT was shot down off the mouth of the Orne. Ulf Balke lists it as a K-3, W.Nr. 4718.

[gilles collaveri]

thanks for this report, Nick, very interesting,

is the date of this DO217 mission from Toulouse mentioned in the ADI(K) report ?

GC

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by gilles collaveri

thanks for this report, Nick, very interesting,

is the date of this DO217 mission from Toulouse mentioned in the ADI(K) report ?

GC

Check my post again: "shot down 22.38 hrs on 4 July 1944"!

[Norbert Schuchbauer]

Hi,
WNr. 4718 is for the M-1. When it was converted to the K-3 it became 40718. That is what I have. The coversion took place in September 1943.

Regards,
Norbert

[gilles collaveri]

Thanks Nick for your post,

I intended to report so but time flies, I was not able to do it earlier!

Operation was indeed a challenge, in all respects (logistic, administrative, juridic, historic etc.. ): it was a success thanks to the team, who was very professional.

To complete this story, here are a couple of pictures of the parts found : I love the fuel management instructions plate..

Best regards

Gilles