loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
Hello gentlemen,
in the last weeks i located the crashsite from Stirling W7629 / MG-Z, No 7 Sqdn, lost in the night 6. / 7.9. 1942, in the area north of Moers / germany.
The Mission on 6.9.1942: Bombing Duisburg. Stirling W7629 don´t return to the base on this night.....
All crew-members died :
N.A. Bennitt 100634 / pilot
R. Sawyer 563012 / engineer
L.G. John 400505 / ?
N. Spalding 1264305 / front gunner
J.M. Smith 403040 / top gunner
H.W. Aldridge 128049 / gunner
C.J. Dupreez 777663 / rear gunner
In the crashsite-area found a lot of wrekparts : Duralparts, some parts from cockpit, etc....
The first detected area is ca. 350 x 60 mtrs, so i think in a bigger area i can find more wreckparts...., next weeks searching again.
The mostly found wreckparts are extremly damaged with a lot of "burning holes", from bullets and "Schrapnells"... looks like a sieve... A direct hit by Flak or detonation in the air...?? ( explosion inside the aircraft ?)
Anyone more informations to this Stirling, crew and loss....?
More pics and information coming in the next weeks
greets
Karacho
in the last weeks i located the crashsite from Stirling W7629 / MG-Z, No 7 Sqdn, lost in the night 6. / 7.9. 1942, in the area north of Moers / germany.
The Mission on 6.9.1942: Bombing Duisburg. Stirling W7629 don´t return to the base on this night.....
All crew-members died :
N.A. Bennitt 100634 / pilot
R. Sawyer 563012 / engineer
L.G. John 400505 / ?
N. Spalding 1264305 / front gunner
J.M. Smith 403040 / top gunner
H.W. Aldridge 128049 / gunner
C.J. Dupreez 777663 / rear gunner
In the crashsite-area found a lot of wrekparts : Duralparts, some parts from cockpit, etc....
The first detected area is ca. 350 x 60 mtrs, so i think in a bigger area i can find more wreckparts...., next weeks searching again.
The mostly found wreckparts are extremly damaged with a lot of "burning holes", from bullets and "Schrapnells"... looks like a sieve... A direct hit by Flak or detonation in the air...?? ( explosion inside the aircraft ?)
Anyone more informations to this Stirling, crew and loss....?
More pics and information coming in the next weeks
greets
Karacho
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Re: loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
part two of pics / Stirling W 7629:
greets
Karacho
greets
Karacho
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Re: loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
part three from W 7629...
the crashsite-area....
greets
Karacho
the crashsite-area....
greets
Karacho
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Re: loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
Thanks for posting .. looks like some pretty large pieces still left in the ground ...
Regards
Gary
Regards
Gary
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Re: loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
hello,
searching again in the crasharea from this Stirling last week.
We found a lot of wreckparts extremly perforated with small an middle holes shot through the outside of Dural ( outside = black / brown colour ), hit by Flak in the air ?
Some parts riddled with holes from the inside of the aircraft ( Dural = grey ), with molten dural around the holes...., explosion inside the aircraft ?
...kind of loss from this Stirling is not sure...
regards
Karacho
searching again in the crasharea from this Stirling last week.
We found a lot of wreckparts extremly perforated with small an middle holes shot through the outside of Dural ( outside = black / brown colour ), hit by Flak in the air ?
Some parts riddled with holes from the inside of the aircraft ( Dural = grey ), with molten dural around the holes...., explosion inside the aircraft ?
...kind of loss from this Stirling is not sure...
regards
Karacho
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Re: loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
part two of pics
regads
Karacho
regads
Karacho
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Re: loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
Karacho,
Great Effort on this, its great to see this work being done and even more so it was my grandfathers Squadron!
Thanks
Ian
Great Effort on this, its great to see this work being done and even more so it was my grandfathers Squadron!
Thanks
Ian
Re: loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
Karacho, are you sure it is W7629? There is a K raport stating she went down at Baaler Bruch, bei Goch. I have been to the site and we found Stirling parts back then (1980s). Danny
Re: loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
hello ssg Keay,
im shure this is Sterling W7629, crashed at " Baerler Busch, near Moers/ germany. ...location Goch is not W7629 !
Two weeks ago i search again in this area and found several more wreckparts in an area of 300 x 100 mtr.
...see the pics...
Karacho
Arbeitsgruppe-Vermisstenforschung
im shure this is Sterling W7629, crashed at " Baerler Busch, near Moers/ germany. ...location Goch is not W7629 !
Two weeks ago i search again in this area and found several more wreckparts in an area of 300 x 100 mtr.
...see the pics...
Karacho
Arbeitsgruppe-Vermisstenforschung
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Re: loss of Stirling W7629, crashsite located...
Would it be fair to say that the 'feathered bird' would have to be a clear indication as to whether this aircraft is or is not W7629.
I certainly welcome further comments and details on this.
Cheers,
John
I certainly welcome further comments and details on this.
Cheers,
John
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630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"