Nachtjäger by Dr. Theo Boiten

[leonventer]

Hi Barry,

Originally Posted by Spurius

My Uncle was lost on ED862P on the night of 29th July. Name was Sgt D.C. Fentiman.
Does the publication you mention give any details of the Helmut Lent kill that night?

Yes, in Volume 1 of Theo Boiten's "Nachtjagd War Diaries", Lent's kill during the night of 29-30 July 1943 is listed as a Lancaster, probably ED862 of 97 Sqn, which crashed in the North Sea, 20km north of Ameland. The time is listed as 02:10 and the altitude as 3800m. It was Lent's 73rd kill.

I also checked Peter Hinchliffe's "The Lent Papers". It provides the same time and place for the kill, but the Lancaster's identity is listed as "unknown".

No additional details, unfortunately.

Leon Venter