lost Lib on August 22, 1944

[Peter Kassak]

Thanks guys,

I would like to confirm whether EW 261 crashed at Miskolcz for sure...
And I would like to know crash site of EV839 if possible...
Thanks

Peter

[Csaba B. Stenge]

Ello Peterka,

on that night Miskolc was a target, I have some remembrances about that bombing raid (and have losses as well, I'll check them)

Se ya,

[Peter Kassak]

Thanks, but the crash loction confirmation would be of help...I have one 4engine bomber crash listed south of Rimaszombat, SLovakia and cannot identify it...so maybe it is not 15AF plane but 205.BG RAF plane...

[Csaba B. Stenge]

I'll check my available stuffz (altough regarding this particular attack, I have more info from the ground but I guess, I have some losses from that day as well).

And yes, on 22 August, 1944 not just the 15th AAF had Liberator losses, semms to me, that in early hours of 22 August, 1944 the 205th BG suffered some B-24 and/or Halifax losses as well.

[Schenck]

The list of 205 Bomber Group losses (4 engined bombers) I have, although I am not 100% sure about serial for the a/c lost over Yugoslavia. I think I got it from escapee report which I lost somehow among my papers.

20/21-08-44 :: St Valentine :: No 178 :: KG938 :: LIA Austria

21/22-08-44 :: Szony :: No 178 :: EW239 :: LIA Yugoslavia
21/22-08-44: Szony :: No 614 :: JP228/P :: LIA Hungary

22/23-08-44 :: Miskolc :: No 31 SAAF :: LIA Hungary
22/23-08-44 :: Miskolc :: No 614 :: JP109/T :: LIA Hungary

[Peter Kassak]

Thanks Schenk,
Any closer identifications of crash sites than country?? The problem is that the crash site I know about is now in southern Slovakia, but was ruled and occupied during WWII by HUngarians as a part of Hungary.
thats why sometimes referring to HUngary may be souther today Slovakia what is of my interest...

Peter

[Csaba B. Stenge]

Well, I checked my matrials regarding the 21/22 and 22/23 nights from August, but I have very limited info regading the crashed planes (I have more regading the effects of the raids, sorry)