Can anyone ID the mishap with this Fw200, F8+CB of I./KG40 at Trondheim?

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Can anyone put a date and crew with this cracked up Fw200, F8+CB, reported at Trondheim, Norway?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...T#ht_939wt_992

Thanx,

[edNorth]

Hi Larry,

You can notice the FuG 200 radar on the nose. That alone whould date the picture in 1942 or even much later. This code I have from following "mission reports" dates.

F8+CB OPS 26.03.1941 Bx/Stavanger ( )
F8+CB OPS 30.03.1941 Sv/Stavanger ( )
F8+CB OPS 08.04.1941 Bx/Bordeaux ( )
F8+CB OPS 29.03.1941 Bx/Stavanger ( )
F8+CB OPS 12.04.1941 Sv/Bordeaux ( )
F8+CB C-3 OPS 24.05.1941 Bordeaux/Brest (0050)
F8+CB OPS 23.08.1941 Cognac/Cognac ( )
F8+CB OPS 03.10.1941 Cognac/Cognac ( )
F8+CB OPS 06.10.1941 Cognac/Cognac ( )
F8+CB OPS 19.07.1942 Vs/Vaernes ( )
F8+CB OPS 28.07.1942 Vs/Vaernes ( )
F8+CB OPS 03.08.1942 Vs/Vaernes 04. ( )
F8+CB OPS 09.08.1942 Vs/Vaernes ( )
F8+CB OPS 15.08.1942 Vs/Vaernes ( )
F8+CB OPS 18.08.1942 Vs/Vaernes ( )

I am not that much of Fw 200 specialist but version is likely C-3 or later.

Best regards
ed

[Chris Goss]

See Sea Eagles Vol 2 page 156-C-4, Wk Nr 0111, F8+BK at Vaernes 23 Aug 42

[edNorth]

Chris,

your +BK crash has right u/c and wing broken,
but this +CB has left u/c and wing on ground

Best regards
ed

[Larry Hickey]

Ed and Chris,

Thanks for your inputs. Your information puts this outside the time period for the EOE Project (to the end of 1940), so I don't need to give this further consideration. I'm sure others, however, will be interested in the photo of this incident, especially some of our research friends in Norway.

Warm regards,

[Chris Goss]

Ed: You are right! Trouble is there are too many accidents at Vaernes to positively identify this without a Wk Nr

[edNorth]

Thanks Larry for posting.

Yes, indeed Chris, but I wonder if this was perhaps ex-TA+MG (look at traces of StKz. T+A just visible under the right wing),

then W.Nr. 0205 (40% Er due engine failures) on 20.6.43 comes up as candidate - no location is given for this accident in LWFLV losses - but FuG 200 Radar + camouflage & markings, might indicate this time frame.

Best regards
ed

[Chris Goss]

TA+MG/0205 suffered 40% dam at Vaernes on 20 Jun 43 so perhaps you are correct