Lancaster III, # EE135, PO-Y, Squadron 467, Pilot P/O Arthur Long RAAF
Hello All,
do anibody know the crashplace of the: Lancaster III, # EE135, PO-Y, Squadron 467, Pilot P/O Arthur Long RAAF, target Mannheim, A/C shot down and crashed 23rd/24th Sept 1943? Thanks for your help regards Klaus |
Re: Lancaster III, # EE135, PO-Y, Squadron 467, Pilot P/O Arthur Long RAAF
Hello ,
Bomber Command Losses 1943 page 333 says " believed to have crashes near Altertheim ". Regards Alain57 |
Re: Lancaster III, # EE135, PO-Y, Squadron 467, Pilot P/O Arthur Long RAAF
Hello Alain,
Alertheim are in the areo of Würzburg, i think this is to far from Mannheim. i think the plane must crash in the Heidelberg/Mannheim area. Thanks regards Klaus |
Re: Lancaster III, # EE135, PO-Y, Squadron 467, Pilot P/O Arthur Long RAAF
Hello Klaus,
On the National Archives of Australia site it lists the following; LONG, Arthur - (Pilot Officer); Service Number - 413396; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Lancaster EE135; Place - Speyer, Germany; Date - 24 September 1943. Is that any help? Wayne. |
Re: Lancaster III, # EE135, PO-Y, Squadron 467, Pilot P/O Arthur Long RAAF
Hello Wayne,
it`a great help. Thank you. regards Klaus |
Re: Lancaster III, # EE135, PO-Y, Squadron 467, Pilot P/O Arthur Long RAAF
Jörg Helbig informs me that the aircraft crashed next to Altlußheim around 5 km SE of Speyer. The crew were first buried at Altlußheim.
|
Re: Lancaster III, # EE135, PO-Y, Squadron 467, Pilot P/O Arthur Long RAAF
Further information from Jörg Helbig.
Claims around the time of the loss of EE135 Flak: 23.20 Uhr 3./300, 1.-4./908 as Lancaster Ketsch-Speyer Fighter 23.21 Uhr Oblt. Martin Becker I./NJG 6 as Lancaster Speyer (first claim ever) and poss. going to the following Wild Boar Fighter as "Morale Booster" too: 23.20 Uhr Obfw. Kurt Grieneisen 5./JG 300 as Lancaster over Objekt/Mannheim and 23.20 Uhr Fw. Hans Kugler 6./JG 300 as Lancaster 5 km SE of Objekt/Mannheim. Both JG 300 claims were full confirmed by the RLM. Plane must have taken a direct hit and blew up. |
Re: Lancaster III, # EE135, PO-Y, Squadron 467, Pilot P/O Arthur Long RAAF
David,
The Nachtjagd War Diaries gives Oblt Becker's claim as Lancaster DV174 of 460 squadron. Interestingly despite your statement that RLM/OKL confirmed the two JG300 claims, no details of the related BC losses are given, not even as Vernichtung nicht erweisen (destruction not proven), ie as "possibles". Max |
Re: Lancaster III, # EE135, PO-Y, Squadron 467, Pilot P/O Arthur Long RAAF
Hello All,
thank you for the information. regards Klaus |
All times are GMT +2. The time now is 01:30. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2018, 12oclockhigh.net