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On the Air Britain Forum this week (2 of 2)

Posted by Paul McMillan on Thu Oct 25, 2001 06:25:28 AM

Someone is after a record of Crashes (1939-60) into the River Severn & Estuary

Someelse posted the following:

He 111P (9/KG 27) Shot down by Spitfires & crashed between Barry and Steep Holm 14.08.40

3247/1G+GM He 111 (4/KG 27) Shot down by AA fire and crashed off Portbury 22.02.41

5497/U5+EK and 5305/U5+DL Do 217E-4 (KG 2) collided and crashed off Woodspring Bay 18.05.43

Spitfire (52 OTU) Crashed in River Severn 02.02.42
N5324 Anson I (6 AOS) Hit HT wires & crashed, River Severn, near Gloucester 23.01.42
L4468 Beaufort I (Bristol) Crashed on test flight, River Severn Apr 1940
G-ALRX Britannia (Bristol) Forced landing on estuary shore, Littleton upon Severn 04.02.54

Did not Mick mentioned a Hampden as well recently??

Paul

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