Thread: Lancaster or Hallifay loss on 11. November 1944 near Obergrenzebach, Germany
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Old 4th February 2021, 22:42
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Re: Lancaster or Hallifay loss on 11. November 1944 near Obergrenzebach, Germany
Google maps says there is one Obergrenzebach and it is just under 290km SSW of Harburg, the target for the 5 Group raid

Theo will have the bombing times but the NJ claims are all around 19:03 to 19:45 hrs give or take. 19:55 does not give the aircraft time to go another 300 km. It is quite a navigation error to carry on for that distance from your target when home is the other way.

The time of your crash 19:55 is right for a loss at Nieder Ochtenhausen, 15 km south of Hemmoor. Is there another Obergrenzebach near there?

Martin
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