Lancaster ED 347 lost over Holland Dec 1942

[Liz Lynes]

I have searched and found five family members (including me) of Lancaster ED 347, and am very keen to make contact with the final two. I am in touch with a Dutch Archivist who is writing a history of the 11 crashes that occurred in his particular area during WW2, and it would be fantastic to have the final family input from these last two airmen. They are: Sgt John Sykes who was 30 years old and came from Bradford, England, and Sgt James Hill 30 and came from Manchester, England. If anyone can give me any information about these brave men, I would love to hear from you. Thank you.

[Theo Boiten]

Hello Liz,

Perhaps also of interest, here's the night fighter claim:


Lt. Erich Richter: 1 2./NJG1 Lancaster Hout, 3 km. NW Oosterhout: 1.000 m. 20.20 9 Sqn Lancaster ED347

Cheers, Theo

[Liz Lynes]

Thanks Theo. I have got a lot of info about the event . (The Navigator was my father) and I know that Lt Richter also lost his life in Jan 1943. A complete waste of young life all round. It is the whereabouts of the families of the two remaining airmen that I am after. If contact could be made with them, then the story of all seven of them would be complete.