Hello Gents
Here is a very interesting entry which is written in a soldbuch which i got from my good friend Sebastien a while back.
. As you can see on this page an entry is made on 26 november 1943 for points for the Flakkampfabzeichen. An Abschuss for a Lancaster is written in this soldbuch with Abschussort Germendorf, Germany.
The attack by the RAF on Berlin, on 26 the 27th November 1943 was one of the most successful attacks in the so-called "Battle of Berlin". 28 of the 443 Lancaster were lost during this attack on Berlin. The crews from those 28 lost ended in death or captivity. Here a bit of background information from one of the Lancaster crews. Lancaster DS 814JI M in particular who took part in this attack.
The crew of Lancaster Mk.II, serial no.DS814 JI M of the 514th Squadron at Waterbeach, must have just been on her way home when she was shot down. The bombers approached from the south from Berlin, after they unload their bombs on the northeast sector of Berlin they returned home.
Lancaster DS814 JI M was probably spotted by searchlights in the Teschendorf/Lowenberg area, according to an eye witness. Shortly after the DS814 JI M was spotted by a searchlight he saw that it started to burn and crashed in the woods north of Germendorf.
The day after, he visited the crash site and besides the shattered hull fromLancaster DS814 JI M he saw the bodies of two dead crew members. The Lancaster 814 JI M crew was buried in Germendorf on 29 November 1943. After the war they were reburied on the Berlin War cemetry.
Pilot F/O. Maurice R. Cantin, 21 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/16
Navigator F/Sgt. GF William Saddler, 20 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/21-22
Flight Engineer Sgt. Kerry G. King, 19 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/20
Air Bomber Sgt. Stuart E. Smith, unknown, KIA, Berlin 9/D/17
Wireless Operator Sgt. Mitchell WET, 22 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/21-22
Air Gunner Sgt. Robert N. Walne, 20 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/19
Air Gunner Sgt Leslie F. Eyre, 36 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/18
Could it be Lancaster DS 814 JI M who crashed on the same date in Germendorf? Big chance it is
Regards
Erwin
Here is a very interesting entry which is written in a soldbuch which i got from my good friend Sebastien a while back.
. As you can see on this page an entry is made on 26 november 1943 for points for the Flakkampfabzeichen. An Abschuss for a Lancaster is written in this soldbuch with Abschussort Germendorf, Germany. The attack by the RAF on Berlin, on 26 the 27th November 1943 was one of the most successful attacks in the so-called "Battle of Berlin". 28 of the 443 Lancaster were lost during this attack on Berlin. The crews from those 28 lost ended in death or captivity. Here a bit of background information from one of the Lancaster crews. Lancaster DS 814JI M in particular who took part in this attack.
The crew of Lancaster Mk.II, serial no.DS814 JI M of the 514th Squadron at Waterbeach, must have just been on her way home when she was shot down. The bombers approached from the south from Berlin, after they unload their bombs on the northeast sector of Berlin they returned home.
Lancaster DS814 JI M was probably spotted by searchlights in the Teschendorf/Lowenberg area, according to an eye witness. Shortly after the DS814 JI M was spotted by a searchlight he saw that it started to burn and crashed in the woods north of Germendorf.
The day after, he visited the crash site and besides the shattered hull fromLancaster DS814 JI M he saw the bodies of two dead crew members. The Lancaster 814 JI M crew was buried in Germendorf on 29 November 1943. After the war they were reburied on the Berlin War cemetry.
Pilot F/O. Maurice R. Cantin, 21 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/16
Navigator F/Sgt. GF William Saddler, 20 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/21-22
Flight Engineer Sgt. Kerry G. King, 19 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/20
Air Bomber Sgt. Stuart E. Smith, unknown, KIA, Berlin 9/D/17
Wireless Operator Sgt. Mitchell WET, 22 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/21-22
Air Gunner Sgt. Robert N. Walne, 20 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/19
Air Gunner Sgt Leslie F. Eyre, 36 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/18
Could it be Lancaster DS 814 JI M who crashed on the same date in Germendorf? Big chance it is
Regards
Erwin
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