I am researching the last few weeks of two Oflags. One of the men’s diaries states that he was on a Hampden that crashed from 30′ on take off from a Brussels airfield. This sounds totally wrong. I am presuming having been captured in 1940 he is confusing a HP Hampden for a HP Halifax, which were used for this purpose.
However I do know that one Stirling had problems on take off. I am therefore just to be on the safe side, trying to trace records of any crashes of RAF aircraft at any Brussels airfield over these days.
Thanks in advance
By: OflagIX - 31st December 2011 at 17:52
Handley Page Harrow
Thanks for the idea of a Harrow. A Harrow would fit the description of the wheels coming through the floor of the crashed aircraft. All the best.
By: AdlerTag - 30th December 2011 at 12:54
I’m afraid I can’t help with any precise details, but it’s worth bearing in mind that a handful of Handley Page Harrows were still in service as casualty evacuation aircraft. They were operated as a special flight within 271 squadron, which was mostly equipped with Dakotas.
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December 30, 2011 at 11:48 am