Talk:Dornier Do 26

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[edit] Which unit was responsible for sinking V1 and V3?

On a page about 263 Squadron, RAF (http://www.geocities.com/acrawford0/263_1Sqn.html) the 'kills' of V1 and V3 are attributed to 263 Squadron; the page even gives the name of the NZ Flt. Lt. who led the attack. This information is given in the article at present.

However, according to the same squadron's article in wikipedia, it was never equipped with Hurricanes. Something is incorrect somewhere. Wikipedia is not always 100% accurate, so maybe the article needs to be corrected.

To compound the issue, another (Swedish) site (http://histaviation.com/Dornier_Do_26.html) attributes the destruction of the two Do 26s as follows: "Destroyed at Rombakkenfjord, Norway on 28/5 1940 by english fighters (Hurricanes from 48 (F) Squadron)". Looking into this a bit more I found that at the end of May 1940, 263 Squadron was supported by Hurricanes from 46 Squadron. Could there have been a transcription error (48 for 46)? But even so, where does 263 Squadron fit in?

As they stand, the Do 26 and 263 Squadron articles contradict each other. I have tried emailing the authors of the two sites mentioned but both addresses are invalid!

Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks TraceyR 19:44, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Found the answer in "New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. I)" (now referenced in the article): the Hurricanes were from No. 46 Squadron RAF. TraceyR 13:08, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "V2 (ex Seefalke) was shot down over Tepkölenfjord"?

I've tried for several hours to discover the true identity of this Tepkölenfjord. We don't have a Tepkölenfjord in Norway, it doesn't exist. There isn't even a fjord with a name slightly resembling that claimed here. The source website has obviously got that wrong. Where was the plane really shot down? I also find the date of 9 May confusing as the first RAF fighters supposedly arrived only later that month. Luftarchiv.de only says V-1, V-2 and V-3 were shot down at Narvik. If anyone could help out on this location and details-of-shoot-down matter that would be very good. Manxruler 01:40, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

After a dive into my personal library I have discovered the truth surrounding the shoot-down of V-2. It was brought down on 8 May by a Blackburn Skua from HMS Ark Royal in the Efjord in Ballangen. Will add the correct info with a reference now. Manxruler (talk) 23:55, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

That is really good. This issue had been playing on my nerves for a long time. Coincidentally I sent an email yesterday to a Norwegian special interest group (odybvig at online.no), asking for help in clarifying this issue. --TraceyR (talk) 07:23, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Always nice to communicate with interest groups. I feel we have found the answer now, the book I used as a source is pretty much THE book on the 1939-1945 air war over Norway. Very much a respected book. Nice to find the answer to a question that's bothered me too for quite a while. By the way, I think we can more info on Philip Noel Charlton, who was shot down by V2, in this book. I might buy this sometime in the future. Manxruler (talk) 19:52, 8 January 2008 (UTC)