Always nice to be sitting on top of the fuel tank :D:D:D

cheers baz

Maybe that’s the pilot’s septic tank? (for those long flights):D:D:D

I guess thet theres not much room to put a fuel tank away from crew positions there anyway,

cheers,

-John

I’m in Norway at the moment and my friend, Morten Moe, has the following comments about the photograph having consulted some of his books and files.

The Fokker 333 participated in the fighting in southern Norway. In the beginning of May 1940 it was transferred to the airfield at Bardufoss in northern Norway. It may have participated in the fighting there and was left at the airfield at the end of the campaign. Since the British also had Hurricanes based at Bardufoss and left some of them behind as they withdrew, I’m convinced this photograph was taken at Bardufoss.

Regards
Linzee og Morten

Thanks/takk Linzee og Morten,

that sounds good to me!
I brought the original photo with me from Australia about four years ago and have been meaning to post it ever since, it’s cleard up my questions about it now.

Linzee, if you are still with Morten can you please show him this photo and ask if he recognises the engine/cockpit section?

I took this photo at the Norwegian Technical Museum about three months ago, it was too far into ‘no man’s land’ (behind the public barrier) to read the description in the blue box on the side.

cheers/hilsen,

-John

Not so. Several of the British landing were Naval support of foot soldiers without transport, and RAF aircraft flown to locations without British ground support. AFAIK, the famous Lake operations by RAF Gladiators were not supported by British transport.

I’m no expert on the campaign, but I’d suggest actually only a few of the British actions and thus locations were supported by brought in British heavy transport.

So it might not be too far from the west coast……..

-John

Hi Gauteballe,

thanks for the translation (it was a bit hard to read in your post), I live in Asker and find it very interesting researching my area during WW2. (I had a milorg (resistance) friend who’s last ‘action’ was a target in Asker but he was arrested by the Gestapo on that morning on a train in Oslo).

The four aircrew that survived must have split up, I wonder where the second two were arrested? Maybe next weekend I’ll go back to Sylling for a hike with my GPS and see what’s left now, then go and visit the RAF graves.

cheers,

-John

Hi Keith,

thanks for the photos, I have seen a few photos of XW268 in that condition at Faygate and Norwich but not as close up, it’s sad to see her like that after looking at photos of her in her prime!

Back in 1994 when she had her accident, XW268 was already 24 years old; even with fairly minor airframe dammage I guess she was not considered worth repairing.

As I said, I’d like to get a copy of the RN accident report for my collection and see what happenned!

Ian Howat

I only have these two photos of XW268 in RAF colours (20 years service), but have six photos in RN colours (4 years service), I’d like more photos of her during her RAF service.

(Notice that XW268 had Adens during at least part of her RAF service but not during her time with the RN, I guess the extra weight was not really needed).

Thanks again, cheers,

-John

PS: I’d like Corgi to make a diecast 1/72 scale Harrier T.4

Hi mate,

its a Tornado GR-1 stick top, shame I missed it, it would have looke nice in my jet!!

Si

Thanks pully,

I was thinking of bidding on it but just spent all my money on the Spitfire Spares Harrier stick/grip (I’ve gone a bit nutty on Harriers).

Now I’m waiting for it every day at the post box!:)

cheers,

-John