Author Topic: Wellingtons and a mystery (Read 609 times)

Angus · « **on:** August 14, 2005, 01:20:03 PM »

Hello dear aircraft enthusiasts.
A friend of mine is looking for all possible information as well as photographs of the Vickers Wellington.
The mystery part is this:
in November 1941, a Wellie from 221 sqn RAF crashed at the noodleula of Snæfell (Snæfellsnes) in the west of Iceland.
It was antenna equipped (not sure what the total equipment was), - a specialized aircraft for subhunting.
The day after it should have been sent back to the UK AFIK.
Crew was 4 or 5.
Cause of crash is not known, it may have been icing on the antennas which was sometimes a problem, - it also could have been a navigation problem, for the ac was heard circling over a town before crashing, -thing was that base town, Reykjavik, was blacked out that evening. The weather was also not good, which is typical for the month actually.
2 or 3 bodies were found and no more, - however 2 OPEN PARACHUTES.
The dead now rest in a semetary in Reykjavik.
The guy who told me this is looking for the wreck this month.
So, plz post if you have anything on the sqn or the Wellie

Furball · « **Reply #1 on:** August 14, 2005, 01:49:09 PM »

Angus · « **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2005, 01:56:05 PM »

NOOOOOOOOO

STFU Furbie

Rino · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2005, 09:27:01 PM »

Somehow I KNEW someone was going to do that

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 15, 2005, 12:31:11 AM »

Angus · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2005, 02:10:11 PM »

So, back to topic?
221 sqn RAF? anybody have any info on that?
And performance specs? Crew on U-boat hunters?
Equipment at that date?

MiloMorai · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2005, 02:17:30 PM »

221 Sqd

History

The Squadron was reformed in November 1940 at Bircham Newton equipped with Wellingtons fitted with A.S.V. detection apparatus and then for the ensuing five years armed with conventional bombs, naval torpedoes or depth charges. 221 performed:

* Anti-U-boat duties
* General reconnaissance duties
* Shipping escort duties

These duties were from bases successively in Limavady, Reykjavic, Western Desert, Suez Canal, Cyrenaica, Luqa, Grottaglie, Foggia and Kalamaki. Uniquely a nucleus of some 30 ground staff served from formation to disbandment at Idku in August 1945.

Angus · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2005, 05:09:51 PM »

Great Milo, THX A LOT!
Now, you other guys, try to top Milo

MiloMorai · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2005, 05:21:34 PM »

from http://uboat.net

U-boats sunk by Wellingtons

1942
U-502, U-372 +, U-165, U-412,

1943
U-268, U-562 +, U-126, U-435, U-459, U-614, U-403,
U-134, U-760 +, U-431, U-566, U-340 +, U-966 +, U-211, U-542,

1944
U-231, U-545, U-283, U-575 +, U-852 +, U-846, U-616 +,
U-960 +, U-772,

1945
U-321,

29 U-boats lost to Wellington aircraft. '+' means that the Wellington shared the credit for the sinking.

Angus · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2005, 06:06:23 PM »

Hehe, look at Uboat.net
Icelandic project