One for Owen? Dornier shot down over Swindon 1940?

Owen,

Do you have any idea of the identity of a Dornier shot down over Swindon and displayed in the town square? These details are from 16 Nov 1940 with additional info that this exhibition was for gathering money for Spitfires.

Passing on this request from a contact.


Regards
Peter.

 

Salisbury
It was in the Salisbury Journal about a year ago, in the 'memories' section. Black and white photo of a Dornier 217 parked in the market square outside the Guildhall

 

just looked at the paper website and I can't find it on there. I must have thrown the extract out when I evacced my room to go to university because I can't find it in my cutting collections

 

Owen, Ferahgo,

Many thanks for looking. Seems it might after all have been another town.

Regards
Peter

 

Could it have been one of these fundrasing
whistle stop tours, I seem to remember seeing
something somewhere that they did these type
of tours to raise money for the spitfire fund
where they would display a shot down plan.
When you say outside the Guild Hall it could
be a possibility

 

Peter, what about this shot? its not
Swindon, but London, could this be
your Dornier? the caption reads

This fighter bomber was brought down almost
intact, drawing onlookers in this London Street

When you look at the picture the pilot either did
a bit of smart flying to get down in one piece or
maybe this was more of a display. The reason I say
this is because the lamposts on both sides of the street
are intact and the shed type building behind it has
not been touched, but I guess this could have been
put up after the event or it came down the street
in the other direction, either way what a site on your
way to work in the morning.

Picture from the Daily Mail

 

Is that Roseby Avenue or somewhere else in Farringdon?

 

Is that Roseby Avenue or somewhere else in Farringdon?

The pic is from the Daily Mail book (Britain at War) unseen archives by Maureen Hill, it says it did crash there, but dos'nt give a street name. your right it does look like the area of Finsbury by the Town hall.
Here's another from the same chapter.
Rob

 

Peter, what about this shot? its not
Swindon, but London, could this be
your Dornier? the caption reads

Great shot Kieron, but my source says its Swindon. I'll have to get back to him on this one. As has been suggested, it might have been a rolling exhibition.

Many thanks to all.

Regards
Peter.

 

The first pic shows an Me110. The second one looks to be an Me109 (BF109)

 

Really just a pile of scrap, I wonder if they went on to make Spitfires to shoot more German aircraft down....

 

Really just a pile of scrap, I wonder if they went on to make Spitfires to shoot more German aircraft down....
That would be one major irony Peter!

 

A lucky escape methinks!
from the same source.
Rob

 

That's a HE 111

 

That's a HE 111

Didn't know that.....Thanks....

 

Didn't know that.....Thanks....

Always a pleasure to educate you Peter

 

The first pic shows an Me110. The second one looks to be an Me109 (BF109)

Gotthard,

You are correct with the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
It is an early version with tail strut supports, probably an E/4 version.

Regards
Tom