The usual question would be: are there any partnumbers on it?

Thanks John,

As usual they are ignoring the original group that has done all the legwork for them. At first they couldn’t even find the wrecksite despite the gps-information we gave them.

Fingers crossed.

No, that was a bit of a cock up as a result of the BBC-article. The wreckage is spread over a very large area and it would cost too much and put other recoveries in jeopardy.

Someone wanted to make big bucks out of this, which is a pity and causes useless stress to the families of the missing aircrew.

A lot of people just don’t know what it takes to plan such a recovery, but they have an opinion about it nevertheless.
Cees

Hi GC,

There were plenty of losses in the Alps, but that is a very nice SBC (Small Bomb Container). These were used by all Bomber Command types.

Any other parts found next to this SBC?

Cheers

Cees

It looks similar to the Blocktube throttle box as used in the Halifax. It seems the middel lever is missing. May I suggest that it could be the bottom row of levers of a

Halifax throttle box?

I remember seeing a document published in a magazine or book with small written text: flew on 5th of March or something in that fashion. Before that it was always 6th of March 1936.

Wasn’t the first edition of that book published before definitive proof of the first flight came to light?