Re: Crash location of 214 Squadron Wellington Z8979, 1-2 April 1942?
Hello,
Chorley has in vol 2 of BCL -
214 Sqn losses.
R1789
Crashed at Maxdorf, 10 km WNW of Ludwigshafen.
All buried in Durnbach War Cemetery.
X9979
Crashed at Bad Siedlung, near Russelsheim.
First buried at Russelsheim later moved to Durnbach War Cemetery.
Z1052
Crashed between Wilskerke and Leffinge ( West Vlaanderen ), 3 km ESE of Middelkerke, Belgium.
Buried in the Middelkerke Communal Cemetery.
Z1156
Crashed in the river Rhine at Ludwigshafen.
First buried at Mannheim, moved later to Durnbach War Cemetery.
Z8805
No details.
All buried at Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Z8842
Presumed lost over the sea. 1 crew buried in Holand, 1 in Germany, 4 no known graves.
Z8979
No details.
All buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Alex
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