Part of the navigators pen and one florin
Lancaster JA695
61 Squadron RAF
QR-W
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
Thanks to Peter Whitfield (determination of Lanc. parts)
Regards
Benny Ceulaers