Okay chaps this arrived in the post this week – lets see how quickly you can work this one out ?
Q1 – What aircraft is it from.
Q2. Where on the aircraft was it situated and what was it for.
Q3. Which squadron and squadron markings did it fly with.
Q3. What day was it brought down – where was it brought down and who were the crew.
Q4. What happened to the earlier less well marked aircraft code shown.
Q5. Where and when was the aircraft built.
Clock is ticking.
By: FarlamAirframes - 27th November 2015 at 18:09
Well done Sir. I had a Ju87 machine gun ammo tray cover last year – so was able to identify this part from what I recalled.
The RLM70 paint and Junkers gold anodising are also clues.
It doesn’t help that the machine at Hendon doesn’t have these guns.
Ju87 Left wing MG 17 cover.
The links for the aircraft details are:
http://www.luftwaffe.no/SIG/Losses/tap412.html
http://www.geocities.ws/hjunkers/ju_g60pl.htm#g87pl
Although no mention of 8701 is made – the adjacent werknummers were also in the same geschwader. So I assume it was damaged and used for spares.
Squadron was at Kirkennes in Norway attacking Murmansk at the time of the loss.
By: 467 sqn RAAF - 27th November 2015 at 18:06
Q1 – What aircraft is it from. Ju-87 Stuka
Q2. Where on the aircraft was it situated and what was it for. Wing, covering MG17
Q3. Which squadron and squadron markings did it fly with. LG 1 and IH+JU
Q4. What day was it brought down – where was it brought down and who were the crew. 16.04.41 at Vourijarvi. Lt Gerhard Kastlunger and Uffz Richard Lindwurm
Q5. What happened to the earlier less well marked aircraft code shown. Pass!
Q6. Where and when was the aircraft built. Pass!
By: 467 sqn RAAF - 27th November 2015 at 17:42
Made that abit to easy……
Ju-87 Stuka. werk number 5708 LUFTWAFFE, IH+JU, IVST/LG 1, shot down by anti aircraft fire at Vourijarvi, 16.07.41
amazing what you can find on line!
By: FarlamAirframes - 27th November 2015 at 17:24
Ok clue No.1 It was sent to me from Russia and the answer to Q2 is in the image below..
By: 467 sqn RAAF - 27th November 2015 at 16:57
You forgot to add Q6. What are Saturdays lottery numbers!
Could they be the aircraft serial numbers? L5708 and L5701 were both assigned to Fairey Battle’s according to UK serials…. Just a wild guess on my part.
By: TAFFEVANS - 27th November 2015 at 16:50
My gut feeling was also a Beau wing mounted intake. However, the 7 in the figure 5708 L is a European 7, German?
By: Trolly Aux - 27th November 2015 at 16:31
Beaufighter
Then no clue at all
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November 27, 2015 at 3:33 pm