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Old 29th April 2008, 08:12
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Re: Who or what shot down W/Cdr Fletcher
Hans & Chris,

Thank you both for your replies, after considerable searching through my files last night I finally found the PoW Questionnaire and E & E Report for the Observer of W/Cdr Fletchers crew, Glaswegian F/Sgt Alexander.

Alexander reported the Wellington being hit by heavy flak and crashing 9kms south of Bremen. What is interesting is that Alexander managed to stow-away on a Swedish ship that sailed from Lubeck on August 13th only to be betrayed by the captain 9 hours into the voyage, he spent the rest of the war in various PoW camps. In 1945 he was awarded the O.B.E for his numerous escaping attempts while a prisoner.

My next question, can 9 kms south of Bremen be narrowed down?
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