Hi All Ive uploaded to my 2nd web site site the BC Loss Cards 1939 - 1945 They are all in flipbook format Bomber Command Loss Cards To read any of the items listed you will require Adobe Flash Player 9.0 or later. Dom
The loss card for 24th August 1943 appears to be missing or it could be just me! My late Aunt's brother was killed over Berlin that date. Lancaster Mk. III JA927 (Squadron code 'OL', individual aircraft code 'O'),is recorded as taking off 20.20hrs from RAF Wyton on op to Berlin. It was hit by flak and crashed about Nachst Neuendorf, 3 km NW of Zossen. All seven crew were killed and are buried at Berlin War Cemetery. The crewlist: P/O J A Reid - Pilot Sgt A E Best - Co-pilot/ Engineer P/O A J E Brown - Navigator P/O W Wardrop - W op Sgt P T Beszant - Air Gunner F/Sgt S Hatton - Air Gunner Sgt A Cousins - Air Gunner P/O Brown's position in the list indicates he was Navigator, as his CWGC record confirms. 83 Sqdn lost one other Lancaster that night, ED984:OL-A, with a very experienced and much decorated crew who had amassed 330 ops between them. There was only one survivor. But these were the squadron's first losses since 24 June. For Bomber Command as a whole, it was a very bad night, the highest single night of losses in the war to date. 727 aircraft were despatched to Berlin, Lancasters, Halifaxes and Stirlings, and 17 path marker Mosquitoes. 56 aircraft, all heavy bombers, failed to return. Information from vol 4 of 'RAF Bomber Command Losses....' and 'The Bomber Command War Diaries'. Aye MalcolmII
Hi MalcolmII Thanks fopr pointing that out i'm away for a week so i will look into it when i get back. Dom
My fault, he is down in " 17th - 23rd August 1943" CWGC give 24th August. It gives some more detail for the family tree. Thank you for putting these cards up. Much appreciated. Aye MalcolmII
Hi MalcolmII Thanks for letting me know i will still look into the 24th anyhow No problem in putting them up it opens another resourse for researchers and saves waiting a few weeks for Hendon to send a copy Now working on the Form 78's Dom
Dom. It is a tremendous resource and technically excellent. Thanks for making it available. Regards. Joe
Thanks Joe.. Note to all, I have had a couple of glitches which ive corrected , no idea why .. so if you find any probs please let me know, cheers Dom
Was told there was a problem with August '43 no idea whay so ive redone it completly and reuploaded all working now Thanks all for the positve feedback cheers Dom
Hi Pieter Ive redone and uploaded this file again .. should be working now ........ 5 not working out of 279 .. i dont think thats too bad Dom
good day skinman1.may 12. 2013,11:34am.re:bomber command loss cards "now on line".just watched your link.theres plenty to read and see.a very informative post,thank you for sharing,have a good day,bernard85
Dom Just spotted this thread so I looked up losses for the 15/16th March 1945 and found this report on my dear brother Jack's Lancaster, shot down over Nuremberg. Many thanks for posting this item Best regards Ron