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Stirling 90sqn - BK779 - 23/08/1943 Berlin
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 |
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Re: Stirling 90sqn - BK779 - 23/08/1943 Berlin
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Re: Stirling 90sqn - BK779 - 23/08/1943 Berlin
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 |
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Re: Stirling 90sqn - BK779 - 23/08/1943 Berlin
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 Last edited by RSwank; 27th December 2018 at 18:13. |
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