Shot down of a Mosquito on 11 April 1943 near Bad Bentheim

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  1. Lindele

    Lindele formerly HA96

    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
     
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  2. alieneyes

    alieneyes Senior Member

    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
     
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  3. Lindele

    Lindele formerly HA96

    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
     
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  4. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    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
     
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  5. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

  6. Lindele

    Lindele formerly HA96

    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.
     
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