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KU report -Needle in a haystack
Hi there guys
This is a long shot, but I'm hoping someone can help me find the needle. I'm looking for a KU luftgau report relating to an American aircraft that crashed on the 6th January 1945 near Hanau. Does anyone have a list of KU reports listed by date (covering Jan 1945)? Many thanks Captain_M |
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Re: KU report -Needle in a haystack
You can find the list of KU reports for January 1945 on this webpage:
http://www.rafcommands.com/cgi-bin/d...rum=DCForumID7 More there about KU reports: http://www.rafcommands.com/cgi-bin/d...rum=DCForumID6 |
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Re: KU report -Needle in a haystack
Hi Captain_M,
the index to KU reports in RG 92 at NARA shows no such KU reports for an aircraft crashing near Hanau (remembering that this American index does not include KE reports still held by the British MoD). The few entries in the index for 6 January 1945 are: 5 or 6 Jan 45 1900 hrs Halifax Dehmse Forest near Twistringen (131413/14) Actually 415 Sqdn Halifax MZ476, lost on night 5-6 Jan 45 5 or 6 Jan 45 1904 hrs Unknown E of Riede near Thedinghausen (131413/14) Actually 35 Sqdn Lancaster PB343 lost night 5-6 Jan 45 6 Jan 45 1850 hrs Halifax 2.5 km SE Kaltenweide, N of Hannover (131413/14) Actually 51 Sqdn Halifax MZ918 lost night 5-6 Jan 45 6 Jan 45 1910 hrs Unknown Craft Littel near Bersenbrueck (131413/14) Actually 102 Sqdn Halifax LL597 lost night 5-6 Jan 45 6 Jan 45 1030 hrs Lightning 3 km NE of Bassando del Crappa south of Romano d'Ezzelino/Italy (ME 2714) 6 Jan 45 1230 hrs Fortress Gerolstein / Eifel (KU 1233 A) 6 Jan 45 1300 hrs Mustang 1.5 km SW of Schuechtern, W of Heilbronn (J 2766) 6 Jan 45 Fortress ? (KU 1231 A) There are no relevant entries for 7 January either. Cheers Rod |
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Re: KU report -Needle in a haystack
Halifax NR195 Squadron 158 X1D NP-I
Operation Hanau Date 6th January 1945 Airborne 1544 6Jan44 from Lissett. Cause of loss not established. Crashed 1850 at Grossauheim some 4 km SSE from the centre of Hanau and on the E bank of the River Main. All are buried in the Dürnbach War Cemetery. F/O J.J.Krefter RAAF KIA Sgt A.T.Clyde KIA F/S L.G.Morgan KIA Sgt J.Gore KIA F/O K.R.Nerney RAAF KIA Sgt E.H.M.Barr KIA Sgt P.S.Cotterell KIA |
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Re: KU report -Needle in a haystack
Cheers for the link Laurent.
I checked out the list and found it very interesting. For a moment I thought I'd hit the jackpot: a Halifax with the marking MH was listed as crashed on the 6th of January 1945. It looked like a reference to Halifax MZ811 (one of the aircraft I'm researching). My excitement was short lived when Rod pointed out that 51 Squadron lost an aircraft a day earlier near Hannover. Never mind. Thanks for your help Rod and Laurent. Captain_M |
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Re: KU report -Needle in a haystack
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I just read the excellent explanation about the KE reports from Rod and it seems like the British hold them closed and only for relatives available. I was wondering whether there are any other reports available, like POW etc. Would it be possible to find out where this a/c went down? Sounds like the only fact available out in public is the place one of the crew members got picked up by civilians in Jügesheim. |
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