http://www.aeroart.de/de/index.php

Cheers

Cees

:p :dev2:

Roger,

In both cases no, unfortunately. I was only for about 30 minutes there and left when the guests were arriving. Didn’t want to intrude.

Cees

Cees, I sure that I have no idea which ‘Premier’ four engined aircraft you’re on about 😀

I’ve probably asked before but what condition and how complete is LW170, is she in a similar state to NA337 when she was raised?

Tony,

LW170 made a textbook ditching and floated for hours before she finally sank, so she is totally complete (compare to NA337) but it also depends how hard she hit the bottom. NA337’s nosesection was crushed when she hit the bottom.

There is a photo on the 57rescue Canada website. Although in the Irish Sea and not particularly fresh it’s reported to be at a depth of about 3.000 feet (or 1 km). That depth lessens the chance for salt-water corrosion but let’s see that she is located first. The Royal Navy has already agreed to help in the search of the area as this is where they train a lot. This summer should be interesting to see what happends. Dacon, the company that recovered NA337 is involved in this project as well.

Cheers

Cees

The press release by the airforce is mentioning 4 1900 pond bombs, and the possible remains of 4 missing crewmembers. Three crewmwmbers, only 1 being identified were buried short after the crash. So, I am convinced the 4 big ones are there. BW Roger

Roger,

My regards for the press (newspaper) isn’t very high. They hear only one part of the story and make up the rest to sell newspapers. From experience (some exepted of course) Mr newspaper reporter doesn’t know what he is talking about and never bothers to contact those who do. In one newpaper article I read that a Hawker Hunter bomberfighter that crashed in 1944 was to be recovered. Actually this was a Hudson.

Cheers

Cees

Wouldn’t have thought they’d be Mk.IIs.
Was there a range difference between the Merlin engined Lancs and those with the Hercules? – Nermal

Nermal, I understand the Hercules was much thirstier so with the same amount of fuel range would be less.

Cees

That makes the circle round! Hopes the rest of the crew will be found. What confuses me is that the load were four 1900 pounders, I always thought the Stirling could only carry small bombs. The ones that came with my Airfix one were very small. How did those big ones fitted into the bombing bay. Must have been very tiny/small in diameter, but very long bombs. BW Roger

Roger, probably 2.000 pounders, and yes they are long and thin and the heaviest bomb that would fit the Stirling’s bombbay.

Cees

Yes, but you would need several gallons of glue and a lot of imagination

Cees