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2nd December 2007, 21:21
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US crew captured Norway 14 April 1942
Hi guys
I have been reading some 'old' posts on the Norway WW2 Forum, and came across an enquiry as follows: On 14 April 1942, a US aircraft identified/noted by the Germans as a 'Cheasepeake' (presumably an SB2U Vindicator) ditched near a fishing boat off the Southern Norwegian coast at Skudenes. The two-man crew (a Lt and a WOP) were rescued and handed over to the Germans. The posting decided that the aircraft must have originated from the USS 'Wasp', which had arrived in UK waters to undertake a Spitfire delivery to the beleagured island of Malta. What is the story behind the Norwegian incident? Cheers Brian 
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