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Alex Smart 12th April 2011 08:11

Wellington Crew names ?
 
Hello,

Seeking possible contact with surviving aircrew of a Wellington X, lost on 20/21st August 1944.
Serial number MF350 "EP-A" of 104 Squadron
Pilot: Flt/Sgt. H. J. Potter.
Nav: Sgt. D. M. Herbert.
Bomb: Sgt. W. E. Davies.
all rest in collective grave 5. D.2 in Klagenfurt War Cemetery.
The names of the other crew members I am reliably informed were
Sgt. E. M. J. Tolhurst
and
Sgt. L. P. James
They survived to become POW's.

Tolhurst passed away in 2008, is James still with us ?
It would be great to make contact perhaps with him or with any relatives of this crew.

Many thanks for replies.
Alex

Alex Smart 18th August 2011 17:40

Re: Wellington Crew names ?
 
Hello All,
Just to let you know that there will be a Commemoration at the crash site by the Comunity of Aschbach on the 4th September 2011 in memory of Wellington MF350's aircrew with a placing of a Memorial Plaque at the site.

I am reliably informed that the words on the Plaque are to be -
+++
ERINNERUNG
Durch den Absturz ihres Wellington-Flugzeuges am
20. August 44 starben hierorts in Erfúllung ihrer Soldatenpflicht
die drei Englishen Flieger
F/Sgt. Henry James Potter, Pilot
Sgt. David Maxwell Herbert, Navigator
Sgt. William Eric Davies, Bombardier
205. Gruppe 104 Schwadron Modell MF350
DUTY CARRIED OUT
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


Alex
Photo credit Roland Domanig


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