Nils Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Lancaster ND332 of 463sqn, Australian, was lost in Bergen, Norway in October 1944 as they were bombing the Uboat pen there (Bruno) The plane was hit by flak and ended up in a little lake close to the city centre with and hands lost. The plane was never raised and after the war new land fillings and construction work buried the wreck there. An operation to try locating the wreck some years ago came to nothing and it was concluded with the it had been buried un tons of gravel and stone. As they had jettisoned their bomb load over the city, the wreck caused no longer a danger of blowing up and it was decided to let them rest there. A memorieal has been erected on the shore where the plane ended it's days. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Thank you Nils, a great looking image and a fitting commemoration of 463 Squadron Lancaster. Two small points if I may, though your research may say differently, but usually the code on the starboard fuselage side reads “JO - S”, and the “S” outlined in yellow is repeated on the fin, though smaller than the 48 inch fuselage letters, possibly 36 inch. An example from 467 Squadron: Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nils Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 Thanks, I appreciate your comment. There’s not many references to ND332 / JO-S, but I don’t there were any with the S on the fins. I will double check. Thanks again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 It was the norm Nils. In the summer of ‘44 when more and more daylight operations became viable with increased air superiority and fighter range, 5 Group decided their Lancasters needed to be more identifiable, so the yellow surround to the codes was adopted AND the fin letter added. Max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nils Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) I have changed the textures for my Lancaster with marked fins.. In addition I add a few detail shots form my model, a simple cockpit: Bombardier position: SABS bomb sight: and last, the three Fraser Nash gun turrets: Goodbye.... Edited February 22, 2022 by Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Great improvements Nils, but the codes should read JO-S not S-JO. Is it possible for you to do another one for me please: PO-L, letters outlined in yellow the same as JO-S? Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nils Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 Yup can do .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 BRILLIANT!!! Thanks Nils, that means such a lot to me! I'll use it on my website with your permission and an attribution to you if that's OK? See www.ordinarycrew.co.uk Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nils Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Go ahead 😁 BTW I couldn’t reach your site throught your link.. Edited February 23, 2022 by Nils 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 13 hours ago, Nils said: Go ahead 😁 BTW I couldn’t reach your site throught your link.. Thanks Nils. Regarding my website, for some unknown reason this software won’t “accept” a hyperlink so the address has to be typed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nils Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 Thank you. I like your site.. looks tidy and ‘down to earth’ Good luck with it 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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