The possible Lancaster crashed in the time of 24.03.1944 near the village “Gossel” in Thüringen. The aircraft exploding short of the crash. Some crewmember bailed out.

Here a link to a picture of the propeller:
http://www.gtgj.de/script/pic2/zoom/1392_600.jpg

Thanks at all !

Nils

Nils,
If it was March 1944 it would not be a Lancaster B.VII or B.X
I don’t have the Bomber Command Losses book but you can see roughly what aircraft were lost on that day here: http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/mar44.html

As for the propellor gear and part numbers – I don’t know anything. I expect someone else here has the answers. 🙂

Rob / Kansan

Almost on topic, is there anyone out there besides me who recalls a play broadcast on the BBC in the early seventies or late sixties which was “set” (if you can call it that) at a cricket match while at the same time discussing the Battle of Britain? It was in a pretty empty studio, featured just two actors dressed in cricket whites who played all the parts. One piece I can recall clearly was the guy who was about to bowl saying “My ‘plane is a Messerschmitt 109 E-3” and then cut to the batsman who said in an oxford drawl “The kite I’m flying is a Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1a”. I seem to think the batsman played a sweep shot which symobolised something.

Cannot for the life of me remember what it was called. I do also remember the on-screen romance between the RAF pilot and a girl who was of course played by the other bloke. The screen kiss was a bit much for the assembled family and was watched in pretty embarrassed silence. 🙂

Anyone else?

Rob / Kansan

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=95985

Martin,

Have you by chance got an explanation for the presentation inscription on that P-47? From where I’m sitting “K of P” is the “Knights of Pythias” – a Masonic organisation. Is/was this a “pre-owned” P-47 being shuffled off to the USSR or was it a new one at the time?

Rob / Kansan

OT – other towns’ warbirds

This is OT but in the September issue of FlyPast there was a pic of a B-24 called “Joplin Jalopy” (B-24J-1-FO 42-50535 “GJ – O-bar” of the 506BS 44BG) – an operational veteran which survived the war and somehow ended up at the Joplin Regional Airport in Joplin, Missouri – about 30 miles from where I now live. (And I only found this out thanks to FlyPast)

However that’s where the similarity ends because “Joplin Jalopy” was scrapped in the 1950s, according to the article. I am now going to make some enquiries locally to see if anyone has any pics of it while it was there, and of course how it got there and how/why it got scrapped.

This could easily have been Memphis Belle’s fate.

Rob / Kansan

The Memorial Association are putting a brave face on it on their website http://www.memphisbelle.com .

I have very mixed feelings about it. It’s probably one of the most significant B-17 airframes and its experience over the years embodies the whole aircraft preservation “scene” in microcosm.

The USAF Museum / National Museum of the United States Air Force have made noises to the MBM Association on more than once in the past about the aircraft’s preservation state IIRC. I wonder how long it’ll take them to get it out on display in Dayton after restoration or conservation. Then I wonder what’ll happen to “Shoo Shoo Baby”.

Maybe the NMUSAF should start pestering the Smithsonian about “The Swoose” 🙂

Ron / Kansan

Kansan,

I ordered ‘Air War for Yugoslavia’ from the US on Abe’s yesterday. $30 USD for a mint example, plus postage to the UK.

Is the Grub Street book basically the same book but just published in the UK.

If not could you please advise what is the title and who is the author?

Mark

Oops. and me a librarian too. They’ll take my epaulettes off.
Yup, the Grub Street book is the UK edition. Viz.

Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete 1940-41
by Shores, Christopher; Cull, Brian And Malizia, Nicola
Publisher: Squadron / Signal Publications, Carrollton, Texas Date Published: 1987 ISBN: 089747208X

Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete. 1940-41
by Christopher Shores, Cull & Malizia
Publisher: Grub Street ISBN: 0948817070 (dated 1987 in other entries)

You, Sir, are a man with an eye for a bargain. 🙂

Rob / Kansan

Anymore, JUST made it home shot’s of Spitfire’s outthere :confused: .

Please post them if you have any Lady’s and Gent’s 🙂 .

There are some shot-up Israeli and Egyptian Spitfire (and other) images at:

http://www.101squadron.com/101real/images.html

Some of which I freely admit I’ve never seen before.

Rob / Kansan

Thought ya’ll might like to see something from across the pond…

What pond? Oh, Lake Erie! 😀 😀

Nice pictures, Sir!

FWIW “Sentimental Journey” was in Wichita (Jabara Airfield) this weekend along with some other visitors for their airshow. No pics ‘cuz I wasn’t there. 🙁

Rob / Kansan