Stirling 90sqn - BK779 - 23/08/1943 Berlin

[silky31]

Hello

I am researching my grandad during WW2.

My grandad was rear gunner in a Stirling BK779 of 90sqn, which I believe was hit by flak over Berlin on the night of 23/08/1943 and then hit by a night fighter coming down in the sea, three survivors including him were picked up after 7 days north of Cuxhaven.

I am interested in learning all I can but at present, does anyone have any information on the raid itself, operational plans (or where I can obtain them) or anything else that may be of interest.

The crew were:

Pilot - A/F Sgt Mulvey
Navigator - P/O Yeo
Air Bomber - P/O Sibbald
Wireless - Sgt Liang
Mid Gunner - Sgt Quickfall
Flight Engineer - Sgt Burland
Rear Gunner - Sgt Pighills

Thanks
Paul

[MW Giles]

See link for Night Raid Reports

http://www.lancasterbombers.net/flip...files/book.swf

Martin

[Alain57]

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[Theo Boiten]

Hello Paul,

I've written an in-depth account of this raid in my new Nachtjagd Combat Archive series with Wingleader:

https://www.wingleader.co.uk/series/...combat-archive

but was unable to match the loss of BK779 to any known German Nachtjagd or Flak claim. Do you perhaps have any additional info on the time & place of the encounters with Flak over Berlin and then the night fighter?

Cheers, Theo

[RSwank]

You have probably already seen these, but there is some information here, in particular about the Flight Engineer, Sgt. Jack Burland

https://books.google.com/books?id=OQ...=Bk799&f=false



https://books.google.com/books?id=-i...0BK779&f=false


This next link starts on book page 81 which has a bit on the loss of the Sterling, but the whole 23/24 Aug raid is discussed if you scroll up to start on page 72.

https://books.google.com/books?id=M4...ghills&f=false