Can someone please say and describe what has been found. I’m outside UK, so iplayer is no good. Thanks all.

Basically the two Dorniers were flying out of Toulouse on an anti-shipping patrol in July 1944 but got lost on the return flight and collided over the Pyrenees. The eight crew members were killed. The Resistance who operated in the mountains feared they would be blamed for the crashes and set about hiding all evidence down a very deep cave. Nobody spoke of it for years after that in order to protect the local community. There are quite substantial remains (50 kilo chunks are mentioned)but not enough to consider a rebuild and parts are to go to museums in Berlin and Southern France. Wing sections, an oxygen tank, ammo and a cockpit part with writing still legible are talked about. The recovery has however caused upset to some locals who have memories of the time.

You can still get the recording on BBC iPlayer –

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03bd242/From_Our_Own_Correspondent_The_Dry_Bones_of_a_Thousand_Empires/

Drag the slider to 18 minutes 20 seconds and enjoy 🙂

Can we use the 20 questions format here? Is it someone famous’ birthplace?

Hello Shaharom,

I’m afraid that I cannot help you in your quest. However I agree with your sentiments with regards to the crew and wish you success in finding their families. Your efforts are to be admired.

I have tried to enhance the part in the last but one picture (a casting with a square hole and a round hole) but cannot make out the numbers. Can someone with more skill try it for me? Thanks

Best I can come up with I’m afraid.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]220827[/ATTACH]

Middle line almost certainly 402474. Hope that helps – the suspense is killing me 🙂

Seems so Drem. Hadn’t thought about the ELG scenario!

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/irony-of-the-typhoon-display-at-leuchars-1.130605