[BC]

Andy:

The Lancaster shot down was EE105 OF-Q of 97 (PFF) Sqn from Bourne, flown by Sgt C S Chatten and crew. They diverted to Marham and were in the circuit there when a burst of fire from below and ahead hit them in the fuselage and starboard wing. Chatten was wounded in the legs and chest and the crew baled out, the aircraft crashing at Shouldham, Norfolk at 0319 hours (interestingly the shoot-down times for the Me 410s are all around 0330 hours).

Two crewmen landed at Ashwicken and one at Wormegay. The MUG, F/Sgt J R Kraemer RAAF, crashed with the aircraft and was killed.

I recall reading about the Nov 1943 Me 410 site, the WAAG dig on it, and the concerns when plans were afoot to build on it - has the site now disappeared under housing ?

Regs,

BC