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Hi joe90000 I have no information on Leickhardt or Rolf Bussmann. I suggest you try the LWAG forum. It is a night fighter forum. It appears Bussmann had nothing to do with our aircraft as far as I am aware and thus I have no information for you.

According to records Sgt J.F. Ennis from ME558 which crashed in Breitenheim did get out but he ended up drounding in Baggerloch lake in Wittisheim. Sgt. H.C. Petty escaped the crash from LL852 but he was captured and was a POW. However, I cannot talk to him as he has passed away and even if...

Buffnut, It seems the more I search the more confusing the last moments of their lives become... All I know about Holland in WWII is that Canada had a part to play in their freedom. I use to live beside a lady who remembers them coming to their village etc. Her family moved to Canada and...

Buffnut, "Now, if wreckage from the 2 aircraft is found in the same location, there's a good chance that the aircraft did collide...but, perversely, the aircraft could still fly some distance apart from each other before crsahing." Info as follows... it is general info stated in one place...

That is exactly why I am questioning the perspective of a teen on the ground.... but must not completely disregard it until I have considered all points of view. The story from the French has been going around for a very long time.... I have someone working on it but have many questions as you...

"Drawing the most likely conclusions based on available evidence" is what I'm after. I have issues with taking one point of view, from one person, who happened to be thousands of feet below the activity. Thus why it is very important, and only right, to give each groups perspective to the...

Erich, where does your information on the two planes, ME558 and LL852 come from? This would help a great deal in sorting the true story of what took place that night via the German perspective. If these men were involved and either happens to be alive I would like their version of events...

Another question for you: If they did collide then why is it that despite a French book etc stating that they did collide, the official records have never been changed to link with the collision story? The official records still state it was shot down by a German night fighter. In fact all...

It happened on the night of the 15th March 1944. Times are questionable, some info suggests around 23:30 on the 15th and other info states around 1:30 am on the 16th. The tail gunner in LL637 was a relative. I have tried to find out who the German night fighter was as well but have not...

GrauGeist, from your statement that they would have been in close proximity to one another, how close is close? Is it close enough that all of these planes could have been affected by the shooting down of the first plane?

Can anyone explain the following situation for me regarding the link to bomber formation and whether it would make sense. Through research I have gathered that Lanc MK I, ME558, SR-Q (take off 1900) was being shot at by a German fighter. In taking evasive action or in its fall from being...

Thanks guys, This is Ladywolf's husband and resident aircraft nerd 'Steelfox' temporarily hijacking her thread :) We know that EQ-P crashed at Hilsenheim, France and at least two other bombers were brought down in the vicinity on the same night. With regard to Nachtjager kills; we have...

Hi all, My husband and I are researching one of my family members who was a Lancaster tail gunner in WWII. He was a member of 408 RCAF Squadron and he and his crew were flying Lancaster EQ-P (according to some sources EQ-E or EQ-L) on a mission to Stuttgart on the night of 15/16 March...