[RodM]

Hi,

if you are short of information on the death of your great uncle, I would suggest that you first try to find out, assuming that you haven't already done so, as much as you can about the crash.

There are several documentary sources available via various archives. If an Australian, Canadian, or New Zealander was in the crew then you can look to obtain details of the casualty investigation via the personnel archives in those countries. You would need to know the name and service number of any such crew member.

If the crew contained none of the nationalities mentioned above, you could try to obtain information from the still-classified casualty investigation file held by the British MoD. You can do this by making a Freedom of Information request with MoD. Do a web search on FOI MoD and you will find the link to the website where such requests can be made online. You would need to be specific about the information you require, and provide the aircraft serial, squadron, date of loss, and details of your great uncle.

If you are fortunate in this case, there may be copies of German documents held on file with MoD. Such documents will confirm the crash location, time, and cause of loss as recorded from a German perspective (note - such documents do not include any combat report to the best of my knowledge). If making a FOI request be sure to ask for a copies of any German documents on file.

Cheers

Rod