Guy Martin’s Lost WW2 Bomber
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This looks quite interesting, "Guy Martins lost WW2 bomber" to be shown on Sunday 7th July Channel 4.
"Guy Martin’s Lost WW2 Bomber will air on Sunday 7th July at 9pm on Channel 4
In the most ambitious engineering project he’s ever taken part in, Guy helps to recover a crashed WW2 Lancaster Bomber - and the remains of its missing crew members - from the depths of the Dutch lake where it’s lain for 80 years.
On the 13th June 1943, Pathfinder Lancaster ED603 was shot down over the Ijsselmeer in the Netherlands. The bodies of four crew members washed ashore, but three airmen were never found – their remains assumed to still be in the wreckage of the plane.
Now, the Dutch government are funding attempts to recover ED603 - and find those missing airmen.- Guy will be involved throughout. He’ll help build a massive dam around the crash site, then drain it to reveal the Lancaster for the first time in 80 years. Then he’ll join the expert team as they recover ED603, piece by piece.
Guy will meet the descendants of ED603’s crew and discover just how important this project is to them – and the Dutch people.
He will also tell the story of the elite Pathfinder force, meet one of the last surviving Pathfinder crew members and learn about the cutting-edge technology they used to accurately mark bombing targets.
Finally, Guy will see ED603’s wreckage laid out in its original shape - and visit the Identification Laboratory, where all remains, clothing and personal effects will be used to determine whether the whole operation was a success – did they find all three of the missing airmen?"
"Guy Martin’s Lost WW2 Bomber will air on Sunday 7th July at 9pm on Channel 4
In the most ambitious engineering project he’s ever taken part in, Guy helps to recover a crashed WW2 Lancaster Bomber - and the remains of its missing crew members - from the depths of the Dutch lake where it’s lain for 80 years.
On the 13th June 1943, Pathfinder Lancaster ED603 was shot down over the Ijsselmeer in the Netherlands. The bodies of four crew members washed ashore, but three airmen were never found – their remains assumed to still be in the wreckage of the plane.
Now, the Dutch government are funding attempts to recover ED603 - and find those missing airmen.- Guy will be involved throughout. He’ll help build a massive dam around the crash site, then drain it to reveal the Lancaster for the first time in 80 years. Then he’ll join the expert team as they recover ED603, piece by piece.
Guy will meet the descendants of ED603’s crew and discover just how important this project is to them – and the Dutch people.
He will also tell the story of the elite Pathfinder force, meet one of the last surviving Pathfinder crew members and learn about the cutting-edge technology they used to accurately mark bombing targets.
Finally, Guy will see ED603’s wreckage laid out in its original shape - and visit the Identification Laboratory, where all remains, clothing and personal effects will be used to determine whether the whole operation was a success – did they find all three of the missing airmen?"
Fast and Spurious said:
"they used to accurately mark bombing targets."
Lol
Accurate by 1943 standards. By all accounts as accurate as the famed US Borden bomb sight, with the added complexity of doing it at night.Lol
“ The USAAF did area bombing on precision targets and the RAF did precision bombing on area targets”
MBBlat said:
Fast and Spurious said:
"they used to accurately mark bombing targets."
Lol
Accurate by 1943 standards. By all accounts as accurate as the famed US Borden bomb sight, with the added complexity of doing it at night.Lol
“ The USAAF did area bombing on precision targets and the RAF did precision bombing on area targets”
I think you mean the NORDEN bomb sight.
The Pathfinders mainly marked the centre of the intended are that was going to be carpet bombed by the Main Force. Prior to the use of specialist Pathfinder aircraft, the RAF's bombing had been s wildly inaccurate that the Germans weren't always sure what city was supposed to have been the target.
Norden bomb sight allegedly killed more Americans than the Germans. The aircraft had to be flown straight and level to allow the navigator to input the required info.
This gave the radar controlled anti aircraft guns an easy target or the German fighters.
Still way advanced for its time though, a mechanical computer, just designed by people sitting at a desk with no experience of being shot at.
This is how the Americans found out about the jet stream as the gunsight was incabable of computing the ground speeds they were achieving flying from west to east over Japan.
Thanks for heads up about programme he usually does an interesting programme, looking forward to it.
This gave the radar controlled anti aircraft guns an easy target or the German fighters.
Still way advanced for its time though, a mechanical computer, just designed by people sitting at a desk with no experience of being shot at.
This is how the Americans found out about the jet stream as the gunsight was incabable of computing the ground speeds they were achieving flying from west to east over Japan.
Thanks for heads up about programme he usually does an interesting programme, looking forward to it.
Edited by Mercdriver on Monday 24th June 18:19
Eric Mc said:
MBBlat said:
Fast and Spurious said:
"they used to accurately mark bombing targets."
Lol
Accurate by 1943 standards. By all accounts as accurate as the famed US Borden bomb sight, with the added complexity of doing it at night.Lol
“ The USAAF did area bombing on precision targets and the RAF did precision bombing on area targets”
I think you mean the NORDEN bomb sight.
The Pathfinders mainly marked the centre of the intended are that was going to be carpet bombed by the Main Force. Prior to the use of specialist Pathfinder aircraft, the RAF's bombing had been s wildly inaccurate that the Germans weren't always sure what city was supposed to have been the target.
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