Memorial to the crew lost unveiled in November 2004 at Houthalen Communal Cemetery, Belgium. ( information and photograph courtesy Kracker Archives on this website) Greiner went on to study law and returned to service in the West German Luftwaffe in 1957, retiring with the rank of Oberstleutnant in 1972. Both Greiner and Schnaufer were detained in an Allied prisoner of war camp and released in 1947. Following the end of the War, Greiner and close friend Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer were arrested illegally crossing the German-Swiss border attempting an escape to Argentina. Georg Hermann Greiner who survived the war with 47 confirmed claims. 2, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Douglas King from 486 Basswood Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. William Dudley from 903 Greenwood Avenue, Toronto, Canada. Hill RCAF - evaded capture with 5 other crew, 2 taken PoW. Woodrow J19650 RCAF from Ontario, Canada - killed with 3 crew, 2 evaded capture and 2 taken PoW. Halifax IIII MZ529 SE:E Flown by 32 year old, Plt Off. John Gilson J88963 RCAF from Saskatchewan, Canada - killed with all 7 other crew. Halifax III MZ536 SE:F Flown by 23 year old, Plt Off. The Squadron lost 4 crews during this operation, the others: Dudley managed to evade capture for a few months before being captured on Saturday the 5th August and made PoW. Georg Hermann Greiner of 11./NJG1 at 01:41 hrs. Intercepted and shot down ‘probably’ by the Luftwaffe nightfighter ace Oblt. Trond the previous day were scrambled against the forces it passed overhead on its return track. The allied had the misfortune that several night fighter aces had gathered for a meeting at St. The night fighters continued to attack the bomber stream all the way back - claiming a further 14 aircraft. John Perry and Patricia Smith, daughter of Sgt. 35 aircraft lost this single night!Ībove and below as described (courtesy Paul Perry, son of Sgt. 18 Lancasters were lost on the Friedrichshafen raid, 1 lost on the Aulnoye raid with 14 Haifaxes and 1 Lancaster lost on this Montzen operation. Another 159 OTU aircraft took part in a diversionary sweep over the North Sea. Tracks and rolling stock in this area were seriously affected.Ī terrible night of losses from Bomber Command who carried out 3 main operations to Friedrichshafen, Aulnoye and Monzen. of Antwerp and one over the Dutch coast.ĭamage was mostly confined to the eastern half of the yards, which includes the reception and storage sidings, engine sheds, custom sheds and goods depot. Fighter losses were reported as follows: 3 between Asch and Maastricht, 3 over the target, 3 between St. 88.ġ5 aircraft (10.4 per cent) were lost, nearly all to fighters. The first wave of bombers reached the target without fighter opposition but later waves were attacked as they crossed Holland and Belgium.The first part of the return route was free of opposition, but several encounters occurred from St. The German military’s transportation capability was severely degraded by D-Day on the 06th June 1944. The “Transportation Plan” was just part of an overall Allied air campaign to completely destroy the transportation system in France and Belgium. Taking off from RAF Croft in Yorkshire at 23:28 hrs on an operation to bomb the the rail yards at Montzen, weather conditions described as good. PoW No: 621 Camp: Stalag Luft Bankau (Bakow, Poland), near Kreuzburg (Klucsbork, Poland) (3)Īir Gnr: Sgt. John Francis Lloyd Perry R112020 RCAF Age 25. King J24073 RCAF PoW No: 4462 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria (2)Īir Gnr: Sgt. Dudley J22237 RCAF Injured - PoW No: 7159 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria (1)Īir Bmr: Fg Off. de Swart Gallery: Baker Crew, Geyer Crewĭate: 27th/28th April 1944 (Thursday/Friday).US Intelligence Analysis German Anti Aircraft.USAAF Combat Operations 1941-45 Worldwide.LOST Rob Philips Memorial Archive: Holland.Archiwum: Polish Air Force Archive: Data on 17,000.Ottawa Allied Air Forces Memorial Database.LOST Rob Philips Memorial Archive Dutch/2TAF Losses.Battle of Britain: Enhanced and Extended.Allied Non-British Graves in Europe managed by CWGC.Alamein Allied Air Forces Memorial 3000+.Aircrew Deaths & Resting Places Worldwide 1939 - 47 120,000+.Allied Losses and Incidents: all Commands.NEW! USAAF & Allies Non Combat Incidents and Losses.Vitz Archive: War Crimes Victims of Axis.Aces and Aviators International WW1 - 3000+.Consolidated Names: includes 500K+ names from all our databases.USA - Co de Swart Gallery: Geyer Crew 98th BG.USA - Co de Swart Gallery: Baker Crew 95th BG.Archiwum Mielnika: Polish Air Force Archive.Holland: LOST Rob Philips Memorial Archive.
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