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Re: Loss from Berlin raid. 30 Mar '43
Alan, are you quite certain that only ONE Stirling was lost on the night 29/30 March 1943?
The RAF Bomber Command Campaign Diary entry reads as follows:-
29/30 March 1943 Berlin
Berlin attacked by unsuccessfully by 329 aircraft - 162 Lancasters, 103 Halifaxes, 64 Stirlings. Weather conditions were difficult, with icing and inaccurately forecast winds causing most of the bombs to fall in open countryside 6 miles south-east of Berlin. 21 aircraft - 11 Lancasters, 7 Halifaxes, 3 Stirlings - lost, 6.4 per cent of the force.
I do hope you are right, but you are right to double check.
I have not read that a Stirling wreck has been found recently, and I understand why you do not give a location.
I do hope that an expert Pal can clarify for you.
What is the policy for scattering loved ones ashes at Runnymede? Is it permitted at all?
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