Hi all on forum,
On the night of August 27th 1942 a No 15 Squadron Stirling (L-SE 7624) took off from Bourn in Cambs its target was Kassel. It was shot down over Holland by a Nightfighter and crashed near Bentelo in Holland.
The crew of W7624 were
Pilot Flight Sergeant Hugh Barton-Smith aged 26
Navigator Flight Sergeant Kenneth Wakefield aged 20
Bomb Aimer Sergeant Leonard Moss aged 28
Flight Engineer Sergeant John Victor Robinson aged 23
Wireless Operator Sergeant Peter Sharman aged 20
Mid-Upper Gunner Flight Sergeant Edward Frederick Talbot aged 30
Rear-Gunner Flight Sergeant Glen Allen Smith aged 24
In 2006 the crew and bomber were the source of much press and media coverage as the wreckage, bombs were excavated and some of the missing crew members remains were uncovered and reburied. Currently I am completing a book on Cambridgeshires aviation history and am covering this incident. Does anyone know any sources from which I might locate a photograph of this Stirling crew?
Kind regards Julian
As always I can be contacted on
j.evenhart@ntlworld.com as well