This week I visited Wrangle Church in Lincolnshire . On the wall there is a US flag and a brass plaque to a WW2 Bomber crew who died on Wrangle Common when they turned back from a raid . One crew member did survive . Linden
My cousin has a photograph which she will be sending to me . Would she be able to upload it directly to this site without being a member ?
In a word, No. If you have problems doing it, PM me, I'll give you my email address, send it to me and I'll put it on here.
Hello Owen . I have the Wrangle Church photograph if you would like to send me your email . Regards, Linden
Here's the memorial. Found this Ford B-24H-25-FO Liberator 95103 (392 BG, 579 BS) crashed Jul 13, 1944 at Wrangle Common, Lincolnshire, UK after midair collision. 1942 USAAF Serial Numbers (42-91974 to 42-110188) 95103 was called "Berlin Bitch" and had done 5 missions. B24.NET - WWII Aircraft Dispositions <TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="100%" bgColor=#eeeeee border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="10%" bgColor=#dddddd height=22>SERIAL NO. </TD><TD vAlign=top width="9%" bgColor=#dddddd height=22>SQDRN </TD><TD vAlign=top width="11%" bgColor=#dddddd height=22>CALL LTR </TD><TD vAlign=top width="20%" bgColor=#dddddd height=22>AIRCRAFT NAME </TD><TD vAlign=top width="42%" bgColor=#dddddd height=22>FINAL DISPOSITION </TD><TD vAlign=top width="9%" bgColor=#dddddd height=22>MISSNS FLOWN </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="100%" bgColor=#eeeeee border=1><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD vAlign=top>42-95103</TD><TD vAlign=top>(H) 579</TD><TD vAlign=top>GC - V</TD><TD vAlign=top>Berlin Bitch</TD><TD vAlign=top>Crashed Jul 13, 44 at Wrangle Common, Lincolnshire, England after mid-air collision</TD><TD align=right>5</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Lots more on the mission here. 13 July 1944 -- Mission #131 -- Target: Saarbrucken Scroll down to bottom of page to see how the Berlin Bitch met her end.
Thank you Owen . If I go again I'll try again for the photo . There's an American flag beside the plaque . The account you have posted was very interesting . I imagine there must be people in Wrangle who remember this crash .
