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Re: James E Linehan MIA 1942 Wellington x3757
Hello Nicola,
A little extract from my book the Nachtjagd War Diaries:
8-9 April 1942
Four Wellingtons and an 83 Squadron Manchester were lost during a 272-aircraft raid against Hamburg. Nachtjäger were credited with two kills.
Fw. Gerhard Goerke: 1 I./NJG3 Manchester W. Lastrup, S.E. Cloppenburg 00.49 83 Sqn Manchester L7427
Ofw. Paul Gildner: 31 5./NJG2 Wellington North Sea 20 km N. Vlieland 02.07 57 Sqn Wellington X3757
Regrettably, no elaborate Combat Report of Gildner's claim has been found to date.
Cheers, Theo
P.S.: could you email me a photo you may have of the crew & possibly of the Wellington they flew, for use in a 2nd edition of my book?
theoboitenATversatel.nl (AT of course is @)
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