[Tony Clifford]

Hi Alain

Thank you for that information. You are a star. The point I am trying to reach is that Leube made a mistake in identity and that he actually shot down a Lancaster Id W5000 QRB. I have seen this reported on other forums and indeed some relatives from the crew of W5000 have tried what I am doing. I do not know their results. I believe that Leube's claim for 3/8/43 was his first and he was a 19 year old rooky. Some of his other later claims have only been for a 4 engined bomber with no id. It seems that his claim for a Stirling may be wrong as all Stirlings missing on that night have been accounted for. I don't suppose there is anyway that I can prove this but it would be very helpful to know that the Lancaster W5000 was indeed shot down by a night fighter on its return to base and that it is a strong possibility. Do you have any opinion on this topic or does anybody else. Thanks Tony