Albemarle P1645

[Stig Jarlevik]

Very interesting Nick

The German claim remains unidentified by Theo Boiten, but sounds quite plausible.

It seems like a dangerous route to take, especially with an aircraft like the Albemarle (must be one of the worst aircraft put in production by the British)

It means this (all?) Albemarle more or less was following the courier route between Britain and Sweden and it looks very much like it would have to cross Swedish territory at night but after that would have had a long run across the Baltic and German held territory before reaching its destination.

I have never heard of anyone in Sweden writing anything about such traffic. Was this normal procedure at this point in time? I doubt the Swedish Government was aware of this, since it clearly put all "normal" courier flights into serious jeopardy and also puts new light upon why the Germans shot down/hunted everything in sight along this route.

Cheers
Stig