Lancaster wing?

[paul s.]

New here. Can someone please help in identifying which RAF aircraft this wing belongs to. Picture taken day after it was shot down near my current home in Germany. Differing reports on what it was.

 

[fubar57]

Do you have a date?

 

[paul s.]

Do you have a date?

reports state 23/24 1942. location: anrath. Lancaster but photos state it happened night to 1.august. need a positive ID on wing/aircraft type

 

[Wurger]

Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I R5867, Friday 24 July 1942

The aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire near Krefeld, which is where the crew were initially buried. The claim was made by two flak batteries: 3rd of the 394 Heavy Flak Battalio...

aviation-safety.net

 

[paul s.]

reports state 23/24 1942. location: anrath. Lancaster but photos state it happened night to 1.august. need a positive ID on wing/aircraft type

I know thanks, I wrote that info. Since then I got the original photos from the farmer's family where it cam down and that said 1 August. Hence my question

 

[fubar57]

The Luftwaffe made one Lancaster claim for July 25, no location. No claims for Aug. 1

 

[fubar57]

11 Wellingtons were lost Aug. 1

 

[Wurger]

The wheel would fit better the Wellington than the Lancaster. IIRC the Lanc had there the tyre thread while the Wellington didn't.

 

[fubar57]

1 Stirling lost Aug. 1

 

[Wurger]

It could be as well.

 

[vikingBerserker]

That does look more like a Wellington landing gear/tire

 

[fubar57]

The Stiling had a mud flap but the above photo doesn't match the photo I have unless its been twisted around during the crash

 

[Wurger]

Also the Stirling had longer oleos I would say. But the engine nacelles were quite small comparing to other RAF bombers.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Judging from the size of the people in the back ground, I wonder if this plane is a lot smaller than we assumed.

 

[fubar57]

A crop of the Stirling gear, caption doesn't say which mark its from

 

[Wurger]

I think VB can be right talking about the wheel size. So the Wellington would be more possible.

 

[fubar57]

I've got locations for 9 of the Wellingtons and pilot names and units

 

[Wurger]

And the Wellington wheel size ...

the source: Letecká badatelna

 

[fubar57]

Pilot names and units for the Luftwaffe I should have stated

 

[Wurger]

And the Lanc wheel. Please not that there were struts supporting the oleos. In the requested pic a such one isn't noticed although its remnents should have been there.