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Squadron 15 S/Stirling Bomber
Is there any way of finding out please any contacts relevant to squadron 15, my fathers brother named John Benny was shot down 27/09/43 near Hanover. I would dearly love to find any information.
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Re: Squadron 15 S/Stirling Bomber
Was it Stirling EE940 of 15 Sqn? If so:
Oblt. Walter Riedelberger of 5./NJG5 may have been the pilot responsible. He made a claim for a Stirling on that night, South West of Hannover at 23:17. Source: Nachtjagd War Diaries Vol I by Dr Theo Boiten. |
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Re: Squadron 15 S/Stirling Bomber
Yes it was. Thank you very much for your reply.
With regards |
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Re: Squadron 15 S/Stirling Bomber
The crash site is listed as Ronnenberg. From Tony Wood's complilation, the following claims were made on Stirlings that night.
Oblt. Robert Plewa 2./JG 300 22.58 Fw. Herbert Herre 1./JG 302 23.06 Oblt. Knigge 2./NJG 6 23.08 ( probably EF118 ) Ltn. Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld 5./JG 300 23.15 Oblt. Riedlberger 5./NJG 2 23.17 Ltn. Willi Reisgies 1./NJG 2 23.19 ( probably EH877 ) Uffz. Ernst Reitmeyer 3./NJG 5 23.25 Ofw. Willi Glitz 5./NJG 2 23.25 Oblt. Robert Plewa 2./JG 300 23.26 Uffz. Emil Heinzelmann 8./NJG 1 23.30 ( probably EF515 ) In addition to Riedelberger, Willi Glitz claimed his at 5-8 km SW of Hannover |
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Re: Squadron 15 S/Stirling Bomber
Hi Jill,
Martyn Ford-Jones may be able to help you. He is the XV Sqn Historian and has recently released a book on the Squadron. He is contactable on the Mildenhall Register site http://www.mildenhallregister.stirlingpilot.org.uk Alan |
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Re: Squadron 15 S/Stirling Bomber
Hi Jill,
I'm been researching a XV Squadron Stirling that crashed near to Godmanchester in April 1942, one of the crew (who survived) was Sgt Sydney Jordan. He went on to be a member of the crew of Stirling EE940, which was piloted by John Benny. If you would like I can ask them if they would like to link up? Best Wishes Roger |
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