ND869 was reported to have crashed shortly after taking off from Spilsby for Wurzburg on 16/03/1945. I was wondering if there is any further information available in regard to a probable reason for it crashing so soon into the flight, and if the aircraft has been at ant point salvaged? A question that reached Back to Nomandy
See page 36 of: http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-425-1/dissemination/pdf/wessexar1-59263_8.pdf Seems the remains are there as the entry indicates the bombs explodes on impact. All other sources just say it ditched shortly after take off by reasons unknown.