Turin Raid 12-13 July 1943

[Chris Goss]

At 0700hrs on 13 July 1943, Lancaster EE183 of 100 Sqn flown by Flt Sgt Tony Sadler crash-landed at Brest-Guipavas after being badly damaged by Fw 190s of 1./128 and 8./JG 2. Have photos emerged of this crash-landed Lancaster? Also, 14 Lancasters were lost during this raid, two of them coming down in Switzerland and also saw the death of Wg Cdr John Nettleton VC of 44 Sqn. Has this raid even been researched?

[harryurz]

A bit more on the raid here Chris,

https://aircrewremembered.com/burnett-ernest-john.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peo...a5743965.shtml

It would appear most of the losses on the raid occurred on the home flight when the returning bombers were caught in daylight by fighters off Brittany and the channel.

[RSwank]

Some other links with a little more info:

https://sites.google.com/site/12squadronraf/home/turin
https://www.wartimememoriesproject.c...php?uid=209729

5 Losses on the 13th of July, claimed as Halifax or Liberator not Lancaster: Scroll down to section 13 July 1943.
https://www.asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/sagr128.html

[Chris Goss]

Thanks both so as I thought bits and pieces (Andrew Arthy and myself did correspond on 1./128 some years ago likewise Nick Beale and myself) but nothing major. The Germans did claim "Halifax (?) oder Lancaster" and their claims match the losses

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

More Bits & Pieces.

Rambling account of the loss of No.100 Squadron Lancaster EE183:

https://VWMA.org.au/explore/people/617671 hit read more - scroll down. Mainly on AUS413527 Sgt Alexander BURTON RAAF - PoW.

Oblt Heinz Wurm mentioned.

Col.

[Chris Goss]

Thanks Col. As you say bit of a mish mash/brain dump with some errors (Wurm was killed 16 Sep 43). Like to know what a nachtjagger is though!