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Old 17th March 2010, 15:50
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Looking for: RAF fighter crash at Wesendorf Airfield / Germany in 1946 or 1947?

Hi all,

I am looking for a unknown RAF fighter crash at former Luftwaffe airfield Wesendorf / Germany in 1946 or 1947?
One or two years after the war crashed a unknown RAF fighther plane at this airfield. The pilot died.

Many thanks for any information.

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Old 13th May 2010, 16:12
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Re: Looking for: RAF fighter crash at Wesendorf Airfield / Germany in 1946 or 1947?

Rüdiger,

The CWGC website mentions two RAF pilots who were killed during 1946 and are buried at Celle War Cemetery.
They are F/O George A. Cook of 16 Squadron (had Spitfires at that time) with date 15-2-1946 and W/O (Pilot) Norman Dixon on 27-4-1946.

Flight Magazine in its Aug. 29, 1946 issue states that Cook was killed on active service.

So far I haven't found if these men were involved in flying accidents, but it may be start.

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Old 14th May 2010, 20:52
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Re: Looking for: RAF fighter crash at Wesendorf Airfield / Germany in 1946 or 1947?

Rüdiger,

F/Lt Cook presumably involved in crash of Spitfire FR XIV serial MT852.

Flew into tree descending out of low cloud Celle, spitfires.ukf.net says.

Spitfire was assigned to 16 Squadron, Cook's unit

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Old 14th May 2010, 20:56
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Re: Looking for: RAF fighter crash at Wesendorf Airfield / Germany in 1946 or 1947?

Just found a possibility for Dixon's aircraft: Spitfire PR XI, serial PL894. Unit: 1410 Flight.

Above mentioned website says: crashed on takeoff pilot killed Celle CE 27-4-46

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Old 2nd June 2010, 11:26
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Re: Looking for: RAF fighter crash at Wesendorf Airfield / Germany in 1946 or 1947?

Hello Leendert,

many thanks for your information !

I think these crashes are at Celle Airfield´s Wietzenbruch or Hustedt and not at Wesendorf airfield.
Both reports said Celle.

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