Interesting photo of captured Wellington

Interesting note in the thread that one of the crew was P/O A. Valenta murdered a one of the 50 in the Great Escape.

Hi
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A few more interesting photos of another captured Wellington.

http://www.nederlandseluchtvaart.nl/forums/f36-buitenlandse-luchtvaart-foreign-aviation/german-wellington-kx-t-17595/

Regards,

Mathieu.

However those in the photo look typical of Luftwaffe bombers hastily ‘blacked up’ for night bombing during the 1940/ ’41 Blitz period. Just my gut feeling!

I would tend to agree with you. It certainly isn’t a well thought through, RLM sanctioned paint scheme and I’ve never seen a German night fighter so amateurishly painted. However, as you point out, as the BoB tailed off and the Blitz started there was a rush to make day bombers less conspicuous by night.

I do wonder what the legal position would be for aircraft operating without national markings. I realise that there was a world war on and camouflage was vital, but surely flying without markings could lead the crew open to all sorts of charges.

Yes, I would agree that they could be Ju88-C nightfighters, but my gut feeling is that they’re A-model bombers going by the colour scheme. Nightfighters were usually painted up in a carefully applied scheme, intended as they were for night work. However those in the photo look typical of Luftwaffe bombers hastily ‘blacked up’ for night bombing during the 1940/ ’41 Blitz period. Just my gut feeling!

A good example of similar markings on the link below:

http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/luft1941/geiger.html

I agree the aircraft in the background looks like a Ju88, although I think it is a bomber variant. It looks very much like the kind of ‘blacking up’ job that was done on Luftwaffe bombers in late 1940/early ’41 for night raids againt the UK.

In the hangar right at the back of the shot there is another twin engined aircraft with a small gondola on the starboard side (unless it’s my imagination) although the picture is blurred enough for it to be a He111. It certainly looks Ju88ish to me. However, both the A series bomber and the first night fighters (C-version) had the gondola. The image isn’t clear enough to see whether it’s got a glazed or sheet metal nose.

I have some photo’s of catured Wellington T+KX L7842. I cant put them up as i need to clear my other photo’s and dont know how to do that, as my son has gone for the week end

Dave

Please, please post them as soon as you can I for one would love to see them.

I have some photo’s of catured Wellington T+KX L7842. I cant put them up as i need to clear my other photo’s and dont know how to do that, as my son has gone for the week end

Dave

I agree the aircraft in the background looks like a Ju88, although I think it is a bomber variant. It looks very much like the kind of ‘blacking up’ job that was done on Luftwaffe bombers in late 1940/early ’41 for night raids againt the UK.

Looks like a Ju88 with blacked out undersurfaces and national markings for night operations (possibly a nightfighter)

What is the aircraft in the background of photo 4, the fuselage and tail markings both look like a circle ?

Funnily enough, that’s exactly the last question in the forum where the pictures are displayed. (I must confess I don’t speak Dutch, but I can speak German, so I can decode it) No answer yet.

Hi
Thanks for posting the link, some I have not seen before,I think Jan must have a very good collection of captured photos.
What is the aircraft in the background of photo 4, the fuselage and tail markings both look like a circle ?
cheers
Jerry

Thanks for sharing them