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Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
Hi all,
Who can help me identify this Wellington Bomber, which crashed into the harbour of Wilhelmshaven Germany. You can see the first letter of the serienr "R" Thanks in advance, Michel |
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Re: Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
Hello Michel,
Do you have any info as to a date when the Wellington was shot down, perhaps noted on the back of the photo? I can check the Wilhelmshaven Flak claims but need a time frame in which to search. Cheers, Theo |
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Re: Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
Hi Theo,
Unfortunately, there's nothing written on the back...that's the problem Michel |
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Re: Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
Serial "R1###"
Possibly R16## or R18## So narrows it down a little as does the wide white bar in the fin marking, May 1940 - July 1942. Last edited by Alex Smart; 19th March 2017 at 15:26. |
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Re: Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
Alas I've no Wellington loss in the Wilhelmshaven bay area starting with R16.. or R18..
Cheers, Theo |
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Re: Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
Hello,
Have looked in BCL books for 1941/42. These may be possibilities - All are "R" a/c 1016 - 15/8/41 1045 - 22/2/41 1604 - 29/30/8/41 1608 - 25/6/41 1608 - 25/6/41 1614 - 15/7/41 1800 - 3/8/41 1802 - 13/3/42 Of the above 1800;1608 and 1045 may deserve a closer look. Alex |
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Re: Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
Hi Guys,
Many thanks for your info, Alex I want to a closer look of 1800, 1608 and 1045 Michel |
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Re: Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
Hi Alex and Michel -I've checked but none of these three Wellington losses fit to a crash near Wilhelmshaven.
I wil give details on al of these losses in my new series of books with Wing Leader Publishing. Cheers, Theo |
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Re: Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
Hello,
Have now checked the BCL for 1940/41/42. R1045 - 149 Sqdn - 21/22 - 2 - 1941- Op Wilhelmshaven. Lost without trace. R1608 - 57 Sqdn - Op to Kiel. Believed crashed in the sea near the target. Crew of 6, 5 were recovered. Only R18## serial a/c were - R1804 - 311 Sqdn - 19-7-1941 on Air Test and crashed into a steam roller. And R1800 - 101 Sqdn - G1 )2/3-8-1941 "SR-T" Op to Hamburg. S/d by night fighter(Few. Siegfried Ney,e 4./NJG 1 ) and crashed in the Ijsselmeer. Two bodies were recovered from the water. The rest have no known graves. Alex |
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Re: Wellington crashed Wilhelmshaven
It is not R1608. That plane crashed on land
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