Ingmar Hellfalk
As being from Sweden, I really cannot contribute much to this group that I now kindly been approved to. Never the less - here I share a visit to Porjus in the most northern part of Sweden last summer:
In 1944, the Lancaster "Easy Elsie", started from Lossiemouth parcipitating in a joint raid aiming for sinking the german battleship Tirpitz - at anchor in the Tromsoe Fjord in Norway. Carrying a Tallboy bomb, they routed eastward in over Sweden and then north up to Tärna. Weather was clear but then rapidly turned into heavy mist when heading west for Tromsoe. Target was missed and flak took out two engines and hydraulics and radio went silence. Hereby only option was to go for Sweden for emergency landing.
Circling over Porjus a couple of times, finally a forced landing was executed on the moor Käimutjegge NW of Porjus with extended landinggear. The plane bounced 75 meters and then slided about 175 meters before coming to rest. In the fuel tanks was only fumes left.
All the crew survived. The only injury was a knee wound to the pilot (Carey) in the process!
Following protocol - the aircraft was set on fire by the crew but swiftly stopped by itself.
All crew where returned to England rather soon.
Will be visiting Duxford this upcoming summer with my son.
This will be my 3:rd visit there and hope to see the Lancaster once again in the air. Seen it both at Duxford and Fairford.
Have to excuse myself about my english and hope all above is understandable.
As being from Sweden, I really cannot contribute much to this group that I now kindly been approved to. Never the less - here I share a visit to Porjus in the most northern part of Sweden last summer:
In 1944, the Lancaster "Easy Elsie", started from Lossiemouth parcipitating in a joint raid aiming for sinking the german battleship Tirpitz - at anchor in the Tromsoe Fjord in Norway. Carrying a Tallboy bomb, they routed eastward in over Sweden and then north up to Tärna. Weather was clear but then rapidly turned into heavy mist when heading west for Tromsoe. Target was missed and flak took out two engines and hydraulics and radio went silence. Hereby only option was to go for Sweden for emergency landing.
Circling over Porjus a couple of times, finally a forced landing was executed on the moor Käimutjegge NW of Porjus with extended landinggear. The plane bounced 75 meters and then slided about 175 meters before coming to rest. In the fuel tanks was only fumes left.
All the crew survived. The only injury was a knee wound to the pilot (Carey) in the process!
Following protocol - the aircraft was set on fire by the crew but swiftly stopped by itself.
All crew where returned to England rather soon.
Will be visiting Duxford this upcoming summer with my son.
This will be my 3:rd visit there and hope to see the Lancaster once again in the air. Seen it both at Duxford and Fairford.
Have to excuse myself about my english and hope all above is understandable.
