Lancaster JA695

 Part of the navigators pen and one florin

Lancaster JA695

61 Squadron RAF

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11-12 April 1944

100% identification see generator and cowling photo below

Crashed at Kievermont (close to Geel)

. JA695 with No.57 Sqdn took part in the Key Operation against Cologne 3/4Jul43. No Key Ops with 61 Sqdn When lost this aircraft had a total of 23 hours. Airborne 2048 11Apr44 from Coningsby. Those killed were taken to Antwerpen-Deurne. They have been subsequently re-interred in the Schoonselhof Cemetery. Sgt Woodvine came from Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. F/O E.A.Williams DFC KIA Sgt A.B.Woodvine KIA F/S D.R.Beesley KIA F/S A.D.M.Anderson PoW Sgt J.L.Parker KIA Sgt S.A.G.Gardner KIA F/S E.Parry KIA F/S A.D.M.Anderson was interned in Camps L6/357. PoW No.3522. ”

Crashsite is empty now ,the report will come soon on this page.

 Bomb bay part

nr.13

 Plexi between the potatoes

 Plexi still with brown colour

 Benny and Chris Anderson (son of F/S Beesley)with a big part of the engine cowling

 

 

generator of the port inner engine before and afther,cleaning by Thijs (nice one)

part of the serialnr JA695

 

Port-inner engine cowling with armor plate  after the first cleaning,see also a part of the serialnr on the cowling

More photo’s in the link

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Thanks to Peter Whitfield (determination of Lanc. parts)

 

Regards

Benny Ceulaers

Category(s): RAF Recovery

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