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Old 10th April 2011, 21:21
Uwe Benkel Uwe Benkel is offline
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Stirling recovery at Schwanheim/Germany
On Saturday, 16. April 2011 we will recover the remains of a Short "Stirling (No 75 Sqn) that crashed 5./6. September 1943.

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Old 12th May 2012, 18:44
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Re: Stirling recovery at Schwanheim/Germany
Hello,

tomorrow, May 13., 2012 we will have a ceremony at the crashsite at Schwanheim. Seventeen familymembers of the crew are here from New Zealand, Australia, England and France. There will be a memorial at the crashsite. The ceremony starts 14.00 o`clock.

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Old 12th May 2012, 21:29
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Re: Stirling recovery at Schwanheim/Germany
Well done guys, great work by the looks of it.

I found it very hard to find any information on the website however, I take it from a newspaper article found elsewhere that its Stirling 75 Squadron: Stirling Bomber, EE893 (JN-N)

Think about including the aircraft serial number EE893 in communications as its a useful search term for google for example.
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Old 13th May 2012, 06:39
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Re: Stirling recovery at Schwanheim/Germany
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....I found it very hard to find any information on the website ....
Hi
Just click start, then right hand side of page excavations, then the stirling is under bombers, 4th one down, just click red arrow, to access the page.
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Old 13th May 2012, 11:02
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Re: Stirling recovery at Schwanheim/Germany
That is for Stirling W7469, wrong date Jerry.
Excavated in 1997.
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Old 17th May 2012, 19:28
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Re: Stirling recovery at Schwanheim/Germany
Hello,

here are some links:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/n...German-village

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/n...as-a-hard-case

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/n...ombing-mission

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/2012/...0252-30943270/

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonli...eals_hero.aspx

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/n...roism-recalled


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Old 17th May 2012, 19:40
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Re: Stirling recovery at Schwanheim/Germany
Hello,

here are some more links:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/n...omber-revealed

http://www.ww2onyourown.com/Schwanheimcrash.html

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/n...s-with-Germany

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/n...legacy-at-last



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Old 29th May 2012, 06:30
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Re: Stirling recovery at Schwanheim/Germany
Such an inspiring and moving story...well done to everyone that participated and played a part...

Well done!!
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Old 30th May 2012, 00:44
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Re: Stirling recovery at Schwanheim/Germany
There are many photographs of the ceremony on my facebook page "Uwe Benkel" - just take a look and share if you like it

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