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But anyways... Here is some real help for Knusel, since that is what the forum is all about:

Prinz Heinrich zu Sayn-Wittgenstein

1st claim
7.5.42/0113 Blenheim IV 40km W of Walcheren V6382/WV- of 18 sqn. P/O H P Palmer, Sgt W E Lindsell and Sgt E J Andrews all KIA

3rd claim
31.5.42/0136 Manchester I
L7429/EA- of 49 CF. P/O P N Floyd and one other KIA, remaining five crewmen all POW

4th claim
2.6.42/0145 Halifax II between Bossut and Grez-Doiceau
W1064/MP-J of 76 sqn. Sgt. Thomas Ronald Augustus West and one other KIA. 2 POW and 2 evaded. Boiten says probably W7698 of 78 sqn

5th and 6th claims
6.6.42/0116 and 0150 Wellingtons
HF915/DX- of 57 sqn, Sgt W J Barnes RNZAF and X3486/VR-U of 419 sqn RCAF, F/S J M Dutton both crews all KIA

7th claim
9.6.42/0305 Wellington Ann Jacoba Polder Z1573/AA- of 75 "New Zealand" sqn. P/O G E Murdoch and crew all KIA

8th claim
17.6.42/0309 Halifax ("B-24 Liberator")
20km NW of Leiden
Boiten says probably R9530/DY-J of 102 "Ceylon" sqn? P/O Charles Rae Barr RCAF and crew all KIA (see above)

9th claim
17.6.42/0323 Wellington III 15km NNW of Leiden
Probably X3723/VR-H of 419 sqn RCAF. F/S Arnold Harvey Harris and crew all KIA

11th claim
30.6.42/0326 Wellington
Possibly Z1618/DX- of 57 sqn. Crew of Sgt Moore, three men KIA when ditched off Dutch coast.

12th claim
3.7.42/0305 Stirling I North Sea, 50km W of Rotterdam @ 300m
Possibly N3718/HA-C of 218 sqn. P/O G G Jeary and crew all KIA

13th claim
24.7.42/0310 Lancaster I
207 sqn, two losses: R5632/EM-N of F/S William George Hawes RAAF and R5867/EM-T of P/O John Justin Neville McCarthy RNZAF. Both crews all KIA

15th claim
1.8.42/0317 Hampden I Between Oisterwijk and Moergestel
N9062/GL-W3 of 14 OTU. Sgt. E F Collins RAAF and 2 others POW. Other crewman KIA

16th claim
1.8.42/0330 Halifax
Probably W1190 of 158 sqn. S/L F P Hewitt OBE and crew all POW

17th claim
7.8.42/0415 Halifax II 10km off Hoek van Holland
W1237/EY-P of 78 sqn. F/O J M J A d'Ursel Chevalier of the Order Leopold and Croixe de Guerre (Belgian) and crew all KIA

19th and 20th claims
10.9.42/2315 and 2350
Stirling and “B-24 Liberator” One of these was probably R9170 of 149 "East India" sqn. F/S A F Potts and crew all KIA except one man POW

21st claim
10.9.42/2354 Stirling ("B-24 Liberator") 10km E of Schouwen
BF351/HA-C of 218 sqn. F/S G E Milligan RCAF and crew all KIA

22nd claim
16.9.42/2252 Wellington IC? ("Stirling")
Possibly DV941/G of 26 OTU. Sgt L W Streeter RNZAF and crew all KIA

23rd claim
29/30.11.42 Stirling I R9150 of 7 sqn. F/L R M Smith and crew all KIA except two men POW

24th claim
9/10.12.42 Lancaster I Possibly W4764/WS-K of 9 sqn. F/S L H Jordan RCAF and crew all KIA

24th and 25th claims
16.4.43/2313 and 2315 2 x DB-3s Insterburg-Danzig sector
8 GAPDD. Crew of Gen. Mikhail Nikolayevich Urutin Navigator-Colonel Hevesi Akos Akoshevich and Gunner/WOP Sergeant Aleksandr K Garankin

19/20.6.43 Halifax II
Probably JD107/EQ-Y of 405 sqn RCAF. P/O R A Symes BEM and two others POW, remaining four crewmen all KIA

23.6.43/0209 Stirling III
BF572/HA-K of 218 sqn, F/S J B H Smith RAAF and crew all KIA except one man POW

25.6.43/0225 Lancaster I 30km W of Katwijk aan See (PQ 05 Ost S/HH-2.3a) @ 3200m
LM327 of 97 sqn or EE127 of 156 sqn

25.6.43/0250 Stirling III 40km W of Scheveningen (PQ 05 Ost S/HH-4.3.e) @ 250m
EF392/MG-N of 7 sqn, S/L J R Savage RAAF and crew all KIA

25.6.43/0309 Stirling 20km W of Katwijk aan Zee (PQ 05 Ost S/HJ-1.4.g) @ 850m
EE883/BU-T of 214 sqn, Sgt C K Miller and crew all KIA

25.6.43/0335 Wellington
HZ518/QO-A of 432 sqn RCAF, Sgt J J C Mercier and crew all KIA except one man POW-DOW

14.7.43/2205 Pe-8 ("TB-7") W of Bolkhov @ 4800m
Blue 12 of 746 AP. Pilot named Modestov, 7 crew KIA. Boiten says it was crew of Lt. Souchin, 890 APDD

17.7.43/2126 DB-3F 50km NE of Orel @ 2000m
3 GAP ADD. Pilot was only survivor

20.7.43/2138 Pe-8 ("TB-7") 10km NE of Orel @ 4000m
Red 14 of 746 DBAP/45 DBAD. Kapitan Vladimir Ponomarenko and six others baled out, five other crewmen MIA

20.7.43/2150 TB-7 15km NE of Orel @ 4000m
Red 15 of 746 DBAP (Another source says 890 DBAP)/45 DBAD. Crew of Kaptitan Ugryumov

20.7.43/2155 TB-7 10km NE of Orel @ 4000m
Blue 14 of 890 DBAP/45 DBAD. Crew of Kapitan Vikharev

22.7.43/2225 TB-7 5km SE of Seschinskaya @ 4000m
Nr 42019 of 890 APDD. Crew all KIA

8.8.43/2150 DB-3F 3km NE of Star (PQ 44342) @ 2000m
(Rudolf Dueding claimed one as well) One of these was possibly the crew of 10 GAPDD. Navigator Kolesnichenko was the only crewman able to bale out safely. 19 GAPDD also suffered a loss

22.10.43/2110 Halifax V ("Viermot") 10-20km NNW of Kassel @ 4000m
Probably LK664/MP-U of 76 sqn. Lt. L E Hulthin RNAF and crew all KIA

2.1.44/0200 and 0218 2 x Lancasters Near Berlin
Possibly EE129 of 7 sqn, JB548 of 57 sqn or LM377 of 61 sqn

2.1.44/0220 Lancaster III Near Berlin (crashed between Holtrup and Schweringen)
Probably LM372 of 467 sqn RAAF. Previously said by Boiten and Bowman to be DV189/BQ-T2 of 550 sqn. F/O James Gilmour Bryson and one other KIA, remaining five crewmen all POW

2.1.44/0300 Lancaster Near Berlin
Either JB740 of 100 sqn or DV190 of 626 sqn

2.1.44/0310 Lancaster III Near Berlin
Probably JA711/WS-A of 9 sqn. P/O Geoffrey Ward and crew all KIA

14.1.44/2000 Lancaster I
Possibly ME585UL-H2 of 576 sqn. Sgt. Donald George Mann and crew all KIA

21.1.44/2210 Lancaster III
Near Magdeburg (crashed at Altmerdingsen, near Burgdorf)
Said by Boiten and Bowman to be ED547/PO-M of 467 sqn. F/L Leo Braham Patkin. (Not listed by Chorley)

21.1.44/2315 Lancaster III ("Halifax") near Magdeburg Probably JA912/GT-O of 156 sqn. F/L Kilvington DFC RAAF and crew all POW