Hi everyone

Thanks for looking into it! The reason I ask is I am trying to tie down the ditching position of a Whitley. The crew were located in their dinghy by a beaufighter at 1am soon after ditching (according to a ditching report I have).

We know the rough area the aircraft came down in, and I am hopeful the ORB from the beaufighters squadron would give a more detailed long and lat.

The geographical area is southwest scotland.

I cannot be sure if the beaufighter was part of an Air sea rescue unit, but by this stage of the war ASR seems to have developed quite an efficient system. I am assuming all ASR units would have been part of coastal command – if so, there were several beaufighter OTUs attached to 17 group in Edinburgh. I wonder if one of these would have been tasked with finding the crew?

Any ASR boffs out there who might know better?

Thanks

Hi Dave

Yes, they are still there and well worth a visit! They were recovered for the RAF museum in the 1970s by the Kinloss Aviation Society.

Some new pics added and guest book too!