'Blackie & Kirk' 406 Sqdn RCAF

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Originally Posted by brewerjerry

Hi
Apparently it was outside of the 'dumping zone', so safe to dive.
Ask them if they know about the 109 in cawsand bay, it went in close to shore, but deepish, shot down whilst attacking a cruiser or destroyer, apparently a nice dive.
Can't recall exact details, but could have been 16 or 18 may 42,
109F 'blue 8' JG 2 ?
If i get time I will try to find & unpack my file on the dorniers, It's somewhere in the garage.....
Cheers
Jerry

Divers information not very relevant (they have been in Looe Divers for around 20 years)......

The only crash sites that I have heard of in the area, are those of two
Lancaster bombers, one off the breakwater and the one off Millendreath.

Bill (another resident) told
me he saw the Millendreath plane actually crash. He said the plane was so
badly damaged that the pilot knew he couldn't land. He had the crew bail out
over land, turned the plane around so that it was heading out to sea, and then
bailed out himself. The plane decided to turn around of its own accord and
started heading back to shore. It finally crashed 150M short of the beach.

The other wreck is off the western end of the breakwater. There's more info
if you follow the link below.

_http://www.submerged.co.uk/breakwater-lancaster.php_
(http://www.submerged.co.uk/breakwater-lancaster.php)

I have dived both sites, many years go, but did not find anything, despite
what the article above says. Mind you there are no specific marks, just a vague
idea of where they are. Also there may not be a lot to find, because of
their age and construction (materials), the nature of their demise and the depth
that they are in (shallow, open to elements in particular wave action).
I'll ask them more when I get home (working in Austria this and next week) but it seems they haven't heard of the Do217 or Bf109. If nothing else it may give them a project to find them.

In the meantime if anyone knows more about the Mosquitoes that started me off (completion of identities, confirmation of nose art ) please can they let me know,
Thanks,
Ross