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Old 14th April 2022, 14:32
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Re: LDV (Home Guard) shoot civliians?

Leendert,

Something odd about the Miroslav Vejražka story. If you look at the description of the loss here (search for 2773):
https://www.baaa-acro.com/operator/r...e-raf?page=182

"The crew was engaged in a bombing mission over Bremen, Germany. While approaching the target, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire. All six crewmen decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field. Five crewmen were taken POW while the sixth was killed as his parachute did not open."

Five crewmen taken POW seems to imply they "all" bailed out over axis territory, yet Vejražka is buried in England (Row C Grave 5 Honington Churchyard).

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/fi...slav-vejrazka/
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