2. Batterie Marine flak-abt 246

[Hans Nauta]

Hi Nick,

I've had a closer look as where the two bodies of LW224 washed ashore and that's De Mok on Southern tip of Texel. Due to the local currents and tides it's as good as impossible to drift from the Waddenzee South of Schiermonnikoog to the location where te bodies were recovered.

There might be another source to sort out which aircraft was lost at what location. Document number AIR14/3213 and onwards in The National Archives in London contain the raid plots of Bomber Command. There is a map with the raid track and known losses from w/t information and witness reports of other crews. These last reports are also known as Z reports. This source is not often consulted and I'm convinced Chorley didn't use that for his marvelous research. It might shed a light on what actually happened...

Good luck,
Hans