RAF-bomber crashes_vicinity of Oschersleben,Germany
 

Hi,
I'm looking for 2 RAF bomber crashes in the vicinity of Oschersleben,
(located between Magdeburg and Halberstadt).

1. January 1944
a) Probably the evening of 14/15 Jan '44
b) or the night 20/21 Jan '44
crashsite: between the villages Hordorf and Wulferstedt
(4 kilometers west of Oschersleben)

2. January 1945
Probably the night of 16/17 Jan '45
crashsite: nearby the village Hordorf
(3 kilometers west of Oschersleben)

Unfortunately, I am not in the possession of the "Bomber Command Losses" books.
Can someone help me?
Regards,
digedag1

Re: RAF-bomber crashes_vicinity of Oschersleben,Germany
 

21/22 Jan 1944: Halifax LK912 MP-N of 76 Squadron (all crew KIA).

16/17 Jan 1945: Halifax MZ927 NP-Y of 158 Squadron (4 KIA, 3 POW).

Both crashed near Hordorf.

Regards,

Leendert
Brugge/Belgium

Re: RAF-bomber crashes_vicinity of Oschersleben,Germany
 

Thank you very much!
Your message is in accordance with eyewitness reports.
-The "January'44" bomber (Halifax LK 912, MP-N) was found completely
destroyed in the fields, approximately 1,5km NW of Hordorf.
Pieces were scattered in a large area.
-The "January'45" bomber (Halifax MZ 927, NP-Y) came down in the
immediate vicinity north of Hordorf in greater segments.
3 airmen in blue-gray uniforms were taken prisoners.
2 of them came into Hordorf the late evening on 16 Jan '45, the third
surrendered on Hordorf's railway station the other morning.

Do you have the crew names (with POW, KIA) too for me?

In the spring this year I have visited Brugge (for the first time).
Beautiful old town!

Christmas greetings from Germany.
digedag1

Re: RAF-bomber crashes_vicinity of Oschersleben,Germany
 

Hi ,
Here the crewnames of HK-912

Sgt Bloomfield HW
Sgt Pope AC
Sgt Piedot VW
Sgt Hicks KA
Sgt Bird EG
Sgt Pinkard DE
Sgt McGrath AW RCAF

Take-off Spalding-on-Moor 20.08 hrs.All buried Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.

Greetings
Alain
Belgium

Re: RAF-bomber crashes_vicinity of Oschersleben,Germany
 

Hello , VE
Here the names of the crew off MZ-927 according to Chorley 1945.

Sgt Stewart JAS +
Sgt Washer VE POW
F/S Hall HG RCAF POW
F/O Parkes HF POW
Sgt Knight RJ +
F/O Cox A +
F/O Yeulett G VR +

Take-off 19.16 hrs Lissett.F/O Yeulett at 35 above the average age of operational aircrew, was buried at Hordorf but his grave his know with the others who died at the Berlin 1935-1945 War Cemetery. This was their 14th mission.

Greetings
Alain
Belgium

Re: RAF-bomber crashes_vicinity of Oschersleben,Germany
 

Thank you Alain.
Greetings,
digedag1

Re: RAF-bomber crashes_vicinity of Oschersleben,Germany
 

Pensioners reported me that 8(?) airmen (british?,american?) were buried, (later recovered in 1945) at the community cemetery of the village Gunsleben.
Gunsleben is located 15km westward of Oschersleben.
They were victims of an allied air raid and after great aerial battles
in a day's evening (probably 19.30 hours MEZ) in mid-January 1944
their plane had crashed near Gunsleben.

Any knowledge to what plane this airmen could have belonged to ?

digedag1

Re: RAF-bomber crashes_vicinity of Oschersleben,Germany
 

Nearest candidate may be Lancaster ME576 of 626 Squadron, lost early evening on 14 Jan 1944 on mission to Braunschweig.

Aircraft crashed near Halberstadt (not too far from Gunsleben...), where 8 men crew were buried first, but were moved to Berlin 1939-1945 Cemetery after the war.

Crew: F/S K.N.Elkington KIA
Sgt B.G.Martin KIA
Sgt R.C.McLaren KIA
F/S A.M.Goodall RCAF KIA
Sgt L.J.Pasfield KIA
Sgt M.A.Brooks KIA
Sgt A.A.Johnson KIA

Grüss,

Leendert

Re: RAF-bomber crashes_vicinity of Oschersleben,Germany
 

Thank you for your information.
Grüsse
digedag1