I am not sure this crash is known and what happened to the killed airmen. I received a German report and could translate it. Stefan
Hi Stefan, Presumably Mosquito DZ536 (GB-S) Crew F/O Polglase RNZAF and Sgt Lampen. I just have them originally buried at Lingen, now at Reichswald. Regards, Dave
Correct Dave. grave 15.G.1 David Polglase and 15.F.8 Charles Lampen. The Mosquito was shot down by Uffz. Werner Wiegand. 2.JG.1 at a low altitude at 20:44, the report incl. a pic. of the wreckage Stefan
Narrative: Mosquito DZ536/E – T/o at 19:10 hrs for mission to Stork Diesel Works at Hengelo. Outbound, shot down in running battle with six Fw 190A's (of the I./JG 1 from Deelen airfield, the Netherlands) at low level and crashed. Unteroffizier Werner Wiegand of the 2./JG 1 is credited with the victory. 11.4.1943 Crew: F/O (NZ415714) David POLGLASE (pilot) RNZAF - killed. Sgt (1311504) Leslie Charles LAMPEN (obs.) RAFVR - killed. Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk IV DZ536, 11 Apr 1943
The fight was witnessed by a local on a brief home leave: Gefreiter Hermann Stegink, Panzer Division. Hequickly went to the crash site to help possible wounded airmen. But both were dead. One of them had to be taken down from a tree. This was recorded after the war in Mid 1988.