Halifax-Crash on 08.April 1941 ?

ok, you all means it is a whithley…

I have three whitleys in my list whoi crashed this date during the raid of Kiel.
maybe I can find more informations the next weeks.

thanks for your help!

nils

I do too, but certainly not a Halifax

Cees

Don’t know about anyone else but I see there a Whitley?

here now the picture of the broken rudder

I see here a Halifax…?

Hi Archie,

thanks for posting.
all your data I have in my database, and have up to now no more details too, only the Wellington IC R1007 (I researched this crash in the last four weeks, because this a/c crashed only 500meter from my home away into the ground…)
Looks at my report on my website:www.spurensuchesh.de/fzmels.htm
Here you can see a lot od picture of the broken Wellington !

You(and other user) can send me your email, than I send you the picture of the rudder from Halifax?

Regards

nils

Hi Nils,

I have my copy of Bomber Command Losses for 1941 by W R Chorley to hand which provides the following losses (Kiel was the target on the nights of 7/8 April and also 8/9 April)

On night of 7/8 April 1941 losses were:
Wellington IC, R1007 BL-L, lost in target area, all onboard killed and buried Kiel

Whitley V, T4298 MH-K, no place of loss given all crew POW’s

Whitley V, Z6468 DY-?, last heard of 5005N 0348E (don’t know where that is) all onboard killed and commemorated on Runnymede Memorial.

Wellington IC, R1380 BU-?, lost without trace, no indication where

8/9 April 1941:
Hampden I, AD827 QR-?, crashed in target area all onboard killed and buried Kiel war cemetery.

Wellington IC, T2542 BU-?, no details other than all onboard killed and buried in Kiel War Cemetery.

Looks like it could be the Hampden AD827 QR-? which was a 61 Sqdn aircraft?