[FrankieS]

Hi !
From the "lost bombers" website here is a list of all losses at Germany.
I have attached a map with markings.
There are also 7 losses with "crash site not established" but airman
buried at war graves in Germany.

Besides the bigger town of Beckum (red circle) there is also a smaller
village Beckum (blue circle) in the Sauerland region.

Concerning the "Bonn loss", it could be the first one in the "crash site not established" list, these airmen are buried at a Cologne (Köln) cemetery (blue circle).

bye,
FrankieS
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22.03.1944
Lancaster ND351 Squadron 97 X1D OF-P Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1850 22Mar44 from Bourn. Cause of loss not established. Crashed in wooded and hilly countryside in the general vicinity of Hannover

Lancaster ND645 Squadron 35 X1D TL-O Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1846 22Mar44 from Graveley. Exploded, throwing clear the two survivors in the general vicinity of Hannover where four are buried in Limmer Friedhof.

Lancaster JB599 Squadron 626 X1D UM-Q2 Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1859 22 Mar44 from wickenby. shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Blasheim, 3 km WSW of Luebbecke.

Halifax LW580 Squadron 158 X1D NP-O Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1907 22Mar44 from Lissett. Cause of loss not established. Crashed 2130 between Ummeln and Brackwede, 8 km SW of Bielefeld.

Lancaster JB151 Squadron 166 X1D AS-O Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1848 22Mar44 from Kirmington. Cause of loss not established. Crashed at Welver, where those killed were buried 25Mar44.

Lancaster LL647 Squadron 426 X1D OW-R Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1901 22Mar44 from Linton-on-Ouse. Intercepted outbound at 20,000 feet over the Ruhr and shot down by a night-fighter, crashing near Greffen, a small town 17 km NW of Gütersloh.

Lancaster Serial Number ND672 Squadron 49 X1D EA-U Operation Frankfurt Airborne 1911 22Mar44 from Fiskerton. Cause of loss not established. Crashed at Beckum, from where funeral services for those killed were reported.

Lancaster DV384 Squadron 50 X1D VN-V
Airborne 1859 22Mar44 from Skellingthorpe. Crashed near the village of Obermelbecke, 3 km NNE of Grevenbrück where they were all buried 28Mar44

Lancaster ND538 Squadron 44 X1D KM-T Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1856 22Mar44 from Dunholme Lodge. Crashed 2000 22Mar44 near Brauneberg on the Mosel, 6 km WSW from the town of Bernkastel- Kues.

Halifax LW512 Squadron 78 X1D EY-O Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1907 22Mar44 from Breighton. Shot down by a Ju88 from 18,000 feet near Trier. Out of control, the bomber plunged into the ground at Mohrweiler, 10 km NNE of Bitburg.

Lancaster LM422 Squadron 9 X1D WS-N Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1913 22Mar44 from Bardney. Thought to have crashed at Morscheid, 14 km NNW of Birkenfeld.

Lancaster LL717 Squadron 408 X1D EQ-W Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1852 22Mar44 from Linton-on-Ouse. Believed shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Hausen, 3 km SW of Usingen.

Halifax LW540 Squadron 578 X1D LK-R Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1843 22Mar44 from Burn. Homebound, Shot down from 21,000 feet near Giessen by a night-fighter. With the starboard wing well alight, the crew abandoned at 17,000 feet.

Lancaster JB563 Squadron 100 X1D HW-G Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1903 22Mar44 from Grimsby. Hit by Flak while on the bombing run and within seconds was engulfed by flames.

Lancaster ND523 Squadron 7 X1D MG-X Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1902 22Mar44 from Oakington. Intercepted at 17,600 feet by a night-fighter while approaching target and set on fire. G/C.Rampling managed to clear the target area but within seconds of ordering his crew to bale out, the Lancaster went into a spin and exploded

Lancaster ND329 Squadron 103 X1D PM-A Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1904 22Mar44 from Elsham Wolds. Exploded and crashed at Rodelheim, 6 km WNW from the centre of Frankfurt.

Lancaster ND518 Squadron 44 X1D KM-D Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1853 22Mar44 from Dunholme Lodge. Crashed 2230 22Mar44 apx. 2 km SW of Kleinkrotzenberg, a small town on the W Bank of the Main, 6 km SW of Hanau.

Lancaster DS797 Squadron 408 X1D EQ-M Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1841 22Mar44 from Linton-on-Ouse. Crashed into the Gruneburg Parken in Frankfurt.

Lancaster ND649 Squadron 35 X1D TL-C Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1855 22Mar44 from Graveley. Crashed at Eachborn, 16 km NW from the centre of Frankfurt.
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Halifax LW417 Squadron 425 X1D KW-G Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1907 22Mar44 from Tholthorpe. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. Those killed are buried in Köln-Süd Friedhof in the Zollstock District of Cologne.

Lancaster ME666 Squadron 207 X1D EM-A
Airborne 1901 22Mar44 from Spilsby. Those killed are buried in Dürnbach War Cemetery.

Lancaster ME578 Squadron 50 X1D VN-K Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1905 22Mar44 from Skellingthorpe. Cause of loss and crash-site not established.

Halifax LW584 Squadron 432 X1D QO-Y Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1905 22Mar44 from East Moor. Cause of loss and crash-site not established.

Lancaster JB648 Squadron 106 X1D ZN-B Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 11845 22mar44 from Metheringham. Of those killed, three are buried in Dürnbach War Cemetery and three are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Halifax Serial Number LK779 Squadron 432 X1D QO-W Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1855 22Mar44 from East Moor. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. Those killed are buried in the Hannover War Cemetery.

Lancaster DS741 Serial Number DS741 Squadron 426 X1D OW-T Operation Frankfurt
Airborne 1859 22Mar44 from Linton-on-Ouse. Lost without trace.