Nightfighter claims 23/10/44
 

Hello,
Were there any Nightfighter claims on 23-10-1944?
RAF Bomber Command attacked the city of Essen in the Ruhr with
more than 1000 a/c. (8 a/c lost)
A Lancaster of 12 Squadron (PD-331) exploded in the air at 20.00h near Winterswijk (The Netherlands)
Probably Flak??

Regards
Karl Lusink

Re: Nightfighter claims 23/10/44
 

This is the place to look: http://lesbutler.co.uk/claims/tonywood.htm

Re: Nightfighter claims 23/10/44
 

from: http://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/rese...9125z001_1.pdf

source: AWM 237 (65) NAA A705, 166/13/566
Commonwealth War Graves records
W R Chorley : RAF Bomber
Command Losses of the Second World War, Page 457
Volume 1944
Aircraft Type:
Lancaster 1
Serial number:
PD 331
Radio call sign:
PH – O
Unit:
ATTD 12 SQN RAF
Summary
:
Lancaster PD331 took off from RAF at 1608 hours on the night of 23/24th October 1944
to bomb Essen, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed
to return to base.
Crew:
RAAF 420354 FO MacLean, D W Captain (Pilot)
RAF Sgt F W Niblett, (Flight Engineer)
RAAF 420045 WO J P Philip, (Navigator)
RAAF 423544 Flt Sgt A B Llewellyn, (Bomb Aimer)
RAAF 429341 Flt Sgt J E J Kelly, (Wireless Operator Air)
RAAF 424838 Flt Sgt K H Rowley, (Mid Upper Gunner)
RAAF 436537 Flt Sgt I H Fleming, (Rear Gunner)
Post war it was established that the aircraft crashed on the Dutch/German border at
Huppel (Gelderland), 6kms north east of Winterswijk.
All the crew were killed and they are buried in the Winterswijk Cemetery, Gelderland,
Netherlands. Winterswijk is 6kms from the Dutch/German border, on the secondary road
to Osnabruck and Munster. It is 68kms east of Arnhem and 11kms south east of Groen.
The cross on Flt Sgt Fleming’s grave is inscribed with the words “Also known as Flt Sgt Hunter”.

Re: Nightfighter claims 23/10/44
 

Hello Nick,
Yes I know the place to look, and I also couldn't
find claims in Theo Boiten/R. Mackenzies book:
Nachtjagd War Diaries!
I think the Lancaster recieved a direct Flak hit!

Thanks

Regards
Karl Lusink