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Old 4th July 2009, 03:47
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Lancaster JB539

Hi all!
Does somebody have the german KE report on the following
loss?

Lancaster JB539
Airborne 1840 24Mar44 from East Kirkby. Homebound, shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Westkirchen, a small town 9 km SSE of Warendorf. The Lancaster burst into flames on impact and german crash investigators reported the wreckage to be almost totally destroyed. all are now buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. 19 year old Sgt McInnes was the son of Dr John McInnes MB ChB DPM of Willerby in Yorkshire. P/O E.P.Cliburn KIA Sgt T.J.Evans KIA F/S A.Hamilton KIA Sgt L.H.Green KIA Sgt P.R.Oxley KIA Sgt H.A.Spencer KIA Sgt P.J.MacInnes KIA "
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