hi all,
just been reading the above book,very good it was,although it says based on true facts?anyone know if this is in fact true in the aerial details?which are- He.111H6,wn 4430,F8+KR,of KG.40.shot down 1/11/41 over Anglesey by M.Shipard and D.Oxby in Beaufighter X7540 of 68SQ.
A quick search on Google brought up Beaufighter X7540 of 68SQ,was crewed in part by Oxby, could not find anything about the Heinkel…
any help appreciated,
jack…
By: brisfite41 - 30th October 2012 at 09:50
The Ghosts of KG40
Hello Jack,
My records agree with the book, in addition, H6 4430 broke up in the air and crashed at Bwlch-y-fen near Gwalchmai Anglesey.
New to me was that the Beaufighter that Shipyard and Oxby were flying was X7540 coded WM-S, the very first Beau off the Oldmixon Weston super Mare assembly line, it first flew on 20 February 1941.
There were component shortages at this time and in order to get X7540 into the air without further delay, some components were obtained from the CRO at Chittening including earlier type U/C Doors which can be seen in photographs taken at AAEE Boscombe Down prior to its issue to 600, 68 and 141 Squadrons, 7540 eventually coming to grief in the hands of 51 OTU at Cranfield 31 May 1943.
Thanks Jack very good to know that “Weston’s First” had at least one success in the night sky.
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October 29, 2012 at 8:03 pm