I’ll take this one Cees,

At least 3 Lancaster and 1 Halifax are lost without trace specifically tasked with operations to Oslo Fjord.

Expanding to Lost without trace in the general vicinity gives another 8 Lancasters and 5 Halifax.

Add to this those with no trace who may have reached the area trying to make for Sweden and the list grows.

Way forward depends on whether the crew escaped or died in the crash

For a limited waterway I would start to search the local churchyards for graves as there is a fair chance that at least one of the bodies would have been recovered. Start to tick these off known losses and who are left will give some dates to target.

Thanks for that Ross,seems it could be something to it. The lake is big,and just about 5 minutes flying time away from the Oslofjord,going east…so it could have been that,if it really happened,they were trying to go as far east (aiming for Sweden) as possible… the lake is big enough to put a plane down even going across it,lengthwise it’s several miles long. You can easily see it on a map to the east of Oslo.

Could it have been early 45 instead of 44

Regards
Ross

He said it happened in 44,according to my notes. And the old gentleman was sharp as a knife in the mental stakes…his age had not deterred his memory one bit. From what I noted he had not seen anyone come out of it…and it sank through the ice in just a few minutes. But it was at dawns early light,and he would be looking almost against the sun from his angle. And at an approx. distance of half a mile…not easy to see. If someone left the wreck,they would have moved towards the other side of the lake to get to Sweden,too,not towards him. It’s really intriguing.. 😎

Edit: I’ll try to check out some churchyards downstream from where it crashed…but I’m thinking…if they were strapped in for the landing,they might have followed their plane down. If graves are found,they can not be regarded as “Lost without trace”,right…? 🙂

Just out of curiosity… Was there any Lancs or Halifaxes reported as lost over eastern Norway in ’44? I guess if anyone knows it,it must be the clientele here… If so,I need a few diving lessons… :diablo:

I saw her and a sistership in Swedish nationality markings perform at Rygge Airshow today… 🙂

Happy Birthday,PL.. 🙂

What are you using for a transaxle? Porsche or ZF?

Neither… No transaxle in the car. I’m mounting the Jag “the right way”,connect it to a modified Dodge Viper T56 gearbox (modified to 5 gears,not 6 and reverse shift pattern) and a custom “gearbox” in front makes me able to have the mainshaft running back below the engine/gearbox combo (custom sump/bellhousing) and into a Toyota Supra rear diff… Closest you can get to the original layout of the car,without buying the actual engine and gearbox… But,we’re OT… 😮

I do remember hearing rumours in the community of a Mossie lurking in the brambles off the threshold of Hurn Airfield, complete with merlins. Anyone substantiate that rumour?:confused:

If that would be reality,I would consider that what wet dreams are made of….:cool:

Mark had a knack of talking to a lot of people I think,at least he did so every time he was here. Met him and talked to him on several occasions. I remember one incident when he had flown Anders Sæthers P-51D from Sweden,and arrived early. When he had parked the Mustang and got out,he called Anders and said: “Hi Anders,it’s Mark. Do you have some spare change?” We could hear Anders reply “Sure,how come?”. And Mark replied “Because I’m standing in a field in Sweden,I just belly-landed your Mustang here and need money to get home”… The silence on the phone was deafening… 😀