Rare British WW2-airplane found in Norwegian fjord

[Jimbuna]

A great discovery in WWII terms...an aircraft used in the attacks on Tirpitz.

I bet Seth knew where it was all along :)

http://www.nrk.no/trondelag/rare-british-ww2-airplane-found-in-norwegian-fjord-1.12005570

[eddie]

Thanks Jim, great article! I wonder if they can identify the aircraft, so they would now who the crew was?

[Aktungbby]

VERY INTERESTING! "The aircraft was found off the shore of Vikhammer, on the outskirts of Trondheim. The great depth of the find has made the search challenging." Of some additional interest: http://www.archieraf.co.uk/archie/30_31march1942.html (http://www.archieraf.co.uk/archie/30_31march1942.html) Halifax Crashes in Fjord: The closest crash to the site in OP article is perhaps R9496; "On 30th March 1942, the crew of Halifax R9496 TL- L from 35 Squadron took off at 1909 hrs from RAF Kinloss on the North East Coast of Scotland to participate in an attack on the German Battleship Tirpitz which was moored at the time in Fættenfjord in Norway. The RAF Operations Record Book states only that the aircraft failed to return. However, further investigations have revealed some of the details about what happened to the aircraft after leaving Kinloss.
It would seem that the aircraft reached the target area and was en route back to base flying down Trondheimfjord when it was shot at by German AA guns in the area. The aircraft caught fire and flew on for a short time before turning to fly back up the fjord. Possibly the pilot was attempting to make a crash landing on the fjord close to the shore, however, just before hitting the water the aircraft tipped over and exploded with the loss of all lives onboard on the north side of Trondheimfjord near a place called Vikan." Eye-witness Norwegian accounts, Crew recovery and burials: http://www.archieraf.co.uk/archie/9496tll3031.html (http://www.archieraf.co.uk/archie/9496tll3031.html) http://www.archieraf.co.uk/archie/crashsites_map.JPGhttp://www.archieraf.co.uk/archie/archieseated.jpg Pilot-Sgt ARCHIBALD

[Jimbuna]

Thanks Jim, great article! I wonder if they can identify the aircraft, so they would now who the crew was?

Aready being investigated by some friends of mine :cool: