3/4/2023 0 Comments Lancaster bomber crew names![]() Both crews (7 from JB537 and 4 from DV329) were then buried in a communal grave at Vrees by the German Luftwaffe two days later. Lancaster JB537, where they recovered the 7 dead from that aircraft.Īll 7 crew from JB537 were killed. the same night, the same Luftwaffe crew attended at Vrees for the wreck of (Hill, Myerscough, Wright and an unidentified airman, believed to be Marsden) at the crash site in Rastdorf and later sometime after 22:00 hrs. The Luftwaffe eventually recovered 4 badly burned bodies from inside the main hulk of DV329 However after fighting with the night fighter the Lancaster caught fire, either as a result of direct hits from the night fighter or most likely from hits in the main fuel tanks in the inner wings causing them to catch fire and spreading to the bomb bay, resulting in the explosion. It is thought the main 4000 lbs high explosive "cookie" bomb was made safe and jettisoned just prior to the crash, as the witnesses stated it was found 1½ miles from the crash site and guarded by the Luftwaffe. The aircraft was still burning when the Luftwaffe arrived as the incendiary bombs loaded in the bomb bay were on fire. All of this crew were killedĪ Luftwaffe recovery unit from Quakenbruek attended the main wreckage / fuselage of DV329 which had according to the Burgomeister (Mayor) of Vrees/Rastdorf been chased by a night fighter and exploded just before crashing The aircraft was shot down on the evening of the 23rd of November 1943 between 19:00 and 19:30 hours on the way to a bombing raid over Berlin and crashed near Rastdorf with only Kirwan surviving, also on this date a second Lancaster that being JB537 (PH-N) of 12 Sqn also crashed at 22:00 hours near to Vrees which is about 3 miles from the site of DV329. ![]() Sergeant Patrick Baldock KIRWAN RAF Number 700738 - Mid upper Gunner - Prisoner of war Sergeant Ronald LEDSHAM RAF Number 1535227 - Rear Gunner - Killed Pilot Officer James MARSDEN RAF Number 156915 - Navigator – Killedįlying Officer Charles William NUNN RAF Number132381 - Bomb Aimer / Air Gunner - Killedįlight Sergeant Thomas MYERSCOUGH RAF Number 1230232 -Wireless Operator - Killed Edric George WRIGHT RAF Number 156351 - Flt Engineer - Killed Charles Ellison HILL RAF Number 127356 - Pilot – Killed Now September 2013 and Fred's research has come to a fruition I am sure the Families of Thomas Myerscough, who died so very young on the Lancaster Bomber DV329 find it rewarding to know there is some one who is taking the time to make known, the history of theīomber and It will be there for future generations to know what happened to their ancestors.įred has promised us more pictures on this subject, that will be of interest, later in the year. I would like to Thank Sue Bowen & Fred Hill & Mr Volker URBANSKY who discovered the Lancaster Bomber, for sharing the information that they are gathering, with the Myerscough families It crashed in flames near the German village of Rastdorf and was witnessed by, It was brought down by a German night fighter ace Ob/Lt Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer. He was aged 22 on the night of 23rd of November 1943 when Lancaster DV329 was shot down on its way to bomb Berlin. It is going to take some time for me to gather all his information into a readable order and copy all the PDF files. But here are the bare bones:į/Sgt Myerscough (1230232) was wireless operator F/Lt Charles Ellison Hill’s (Pilot) Lancaster. I note that on one or two of the operational reports F/Sgt Myerscough is listed as “Myerscoe” My son who is a policeman has worried the enigma of my uncles Lancaster crash until he’s amassed a terrific heap of data, from operational diaries and sortie reports, to having friends in Germany use mine detectors at the crash site to recover some bits left by the Luftwaffe disposal teams.Frederick (My Son) is in touch with the Burgomeister of Rastdorf with the intention of going to the site and planting an English grown oak and a small memorial to the crew, and returning to home, at least part of the aircraft. Attached are a couple of photo’s of the pieces found, now cleaned up, the diggers are going back in summer when the ground is a bit softer, it was frozen in January when these items were recovered. Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Charles Ellison Hill (127356) Thomas Myerscough was one of the Crew killed on the night of 23 November 1943Īnd for passing on this wonderful information to us This is an email I received regarding the crash of Lancaster DV329 from the Niece of the Our thanks to Fred Hill for his hard work and research into the Lancaster Bomber that our Thomas Myerscough ~ Lancaster Bomber DV329 It is the Lancaster from the RAF Memorial flight T he picture above of the Lancaster is one I took at RAF Conningsby
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