Cachats WW2 German Aircraft

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Capt Fran Cachat photographer of the 416th Bomb Group, RAF Wethersfield has 900 photos from 1944/45 on the Internet at http://www.416th.com/CachatPhotos/Cachat_416thBG_Photos.html

I thought you would find this one interesting to discuss.

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Out of the 900 photos I'm always drawn to this one, I must ask Fran what this was about.
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In the aerial photo section of Frans Page the first 4 are Knettishall, Fersfield, Great Ashfield and Ridgewell, all taken during a training flight on April 8 1944, two days before 9699 was lost.

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Adrian if he does let me know so we can tag it. Most of the Wethersfield ones were identified by me. There is one of a mansion I think must be near by the base will see if I can find it. 9th AAF HQ was at Marks Farm Braintree just thought it might that. Will add the link when I find it.

http://www.416th.com/CachatPhotos/jpg050/j050_704.jpg

http://www.416th.com/CachatPhotos/jpg050/j050_705.jpg

Also Stuart? From the farm on the east might find the ww2 crash he thinks may have happened in his field, top one in crashes is Sugarlane Farm.

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I'll see what I can do, though my first thought was that it's in France - I've never seen anything like it locally.

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Capt Fran Cachat photographer of the 416th Bomb Group, RAF Wethersfield has 900 photos from 1944/45 on the Internet at http://www.416th.com/CachatPhotos/Cachat_416thBG_Photos.html

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Looks like a Sibel Si-104 or 204 in background.

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Well Done, we can tag it on the Website now :-)

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No joy with the other one, though. Still think it might be in France (he says, waiting to be proven wrong!).

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You are probably right the 416th moved to an Airfield in France in October 1944.

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Any chance, BTW, you could re-post the photo of the farmers on the other thread?

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Will do Adrian, I need to delete some others first.