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20-21/02/45 432 Halifax VII RG455 QO-X East Moor FO E F Patzer RCAF 2213 Monheim Killed

20-21/02/45 432 Halifax VII RG455 QO-X East Moor Sgt C I Grant 2213 Monheim Killed

20-21/02/45 432 Halifax VII RG455 QO-X East Moor FO G B Henson RCAF 2213 Monheim PoW

20-21/02/45 432 Halifax VII RG455 QO-X East Moor FO A H May RCAF 2213 Monheim PoW

20-21/02/45 432 Halifax VII RG455 QO-X East Moor PO F S Daley RCAF 2213 Monheim PoW

20-21/02/45 432 Halifax VII RG455 QO-X East Moor FSgt J W B McIntosh RCAF 2213 Monheim PoW

20-21/02/45 432 Halifax VII RG455 QO-X East Moor FSgt W G Mendenhall RCAF 2213 Monheim Killed

 

Die Ereignisse in jener Nacht aus Sicht der Alliierten

Kampagne Tagebuch Februar 1945

" Auszug aus der Interseite "

RAF History - Bomber Command"

 

 

 

 

February 20/21, 1945

 

 

112 Halifaxes from 408, 415, 420, 425, 426, 427, 429, and 432 Squadrons were

ordered on an attack of the oil refinery at Monheim. The crews were over the target

at between 14,000 and 16,000 feet, releasing 698,000 lbs of high explosives.

According to reports, bombing was accurate and severe damage was caused.

 

F/O G. Lareau and crew from 425 Squadron flying Halifax III MZ-845 coded KW-J

were attacked by an ME-210, some strikes were seen and it was claimed damaged.

 

 

F/O D. Weicker from 426 Squadron was attacked by an ME-110, there was no claim

or damage.

 

F/O J. Mulholland from 427 Squadron was hit by flak, not serious.

F/Lt W. Walker and crew, flying Halifax III NP-941 coded ZL-X, were attacked by

an ME-110, many strikes were seen and the starboard engine caught fire and then the

starboard wing broke off, it was claimed destroyed.

F/Lt J. Murphy RCAF–POW and crew, flying Halifax III NP-942 coded ZL-T, failed

to return from this operation.

 

 

Sgt G. Tate RAF–POW

F/O G. Mann RCAF–POW

F/O E. Essenburg RCAF

W/O2 E. Perdue RCAF–POW

F/O A. Breault RCAF–POW

P/O J. Wallace RCAF

5 crew were POWs and 2 were killed.

 

 

F/O R. Jones from 429 Squadron returned early as the port outer was u/s. They

landed safely at Manston on 3 engines.

F/O L. Morrison and crew, flying Halifax III PN-367 coded AL-J, were attacked by

an unidentified single engine enemy aircraft, there was no claim or damage, although

some strikes were seen.

F/O W. McSween and crew, flying Halifax III MZ-318 coded AL-F, were attacked

twice by an ME-109, there was no claim or damage.

 

F/Lt E. Maguire and crew from 432 Squadron, flying Halifax VII RG-451 coded

QO-D, were attacked by an unidentified enemy aircraft, possible rocket, it was

claimed damaged.

 

 

F/O E. Patzer RCAF and crew, flying Halifax VII RG-455 coded QO-X, failed to

return from this operation.

 

Sgt C. Grant RAF

F/O G. Henson RCAF–POW

F/O A. May RCAF–POW

P/O F. Daley RCAF–POW

F/Sgt J. McIntosh RCAF–POW

P/O W. Mendenhall RCAF

 

4 crew were POWs and 3 were killed.

 

 

While the Halifaxes went to Monheim, 82 Lancasters from 419, 424, 428, 431, 433,

and 434 Squadrons were ordered on an attack at Dortmund. The crews were over the

target at between 17,000 and 20,000 feet, releasing 231,000 lbs of high explosives

and 579,000 lbs of incendiaries. According to reports, bombing was accurate and

severe damage was caused.

 

F/Lt H. Metivier and crew from 419 Squadron, flying Lancaster X KB-866 coded

VR-M, were attacked by an ME-109, there was no claim or damage.

F/Lt J. Watts and crew, flying Lancaster X KB-786 coded VR-P, were attacked by an

ME-410, there was no claim or damage.

P/O J. MacNeil and crew, flying Lancaster X KB-823 coded VR-U, were attacked by

a JU-88, there was no claim or damage.

 

 

 

F/O L. Blaney RCAF and crew, flying Lancaster X KB-804 coded VR-E, failed to

return from this operation.

 

Sgt T. Instone RAF–POW

P/O D. Hanna RCAF

F/O P. Owen RCAF–POW

P/O A. Kindret RCAF–POW

F/Sgt L. Nozzolillo RCAF–POW

P/O R. Althan RCAF–POW

 

 

 

2 crew were killed and 5 POWs after being shot down by flak.

 

P/O W. Church and crew from 424 Squadron, flying Lancaster I NG-280 coded QBU, were attacked by an unidentified enemy aircraft, there was no claim or damage.

They were also hit by flak, there were holes in the stbd fin and rudder.

F/Sgt W. Cozens RCAF and crew, flying Lancaster I ME-456 coded QB-K, failed to

return from this operation.

 

 

P/O J. Kubin RCAF

F/O G. Ree RCAF

F/O H. Rubenstein RCAF

 

 

 

Sgt J. Butler RCAF–POW

Sgt A. Skett RCAF–POW

Sgt E. Rhodes RCAF

 

 

1 crew member was killed and 2 were POWs after being hit by flak outbound

to the target. On return they were attacked by a Nightfighter. 5 crew bailed

out but 2 drifted back into enemy territory, F/Sgt Cozens crash-landed the

Lancaster in allied territory.

 

F/Lt R. Hay and crew from 428 Squadron, flying Lancaster X KB-747 coded NA-X,

were attacked by an unidentified twin engine enemy aircraft, there was no claim or

damage.

F/O K. Roulston and crew, flying Lancaster X KB-848 coded NA-G, were attacked

by an ME-210, there was no claim or damage.

 

 

F/Lt B. Kaplansky from 431 Squadron was attacked by a JU-88, the JU-88 exploded

in mid air after both gunners fired upon it. A short time later they were attacked

again by a JU-88. It was hit and part of the wing and tail broke off. It spun to the

ground. Both were claimed destroyed.

P/O J. Kopp RCAF and crew, flying Lancaster X KB-809 coded SE-Q, failed to

return from this operation.

 

P/O W. Dickson RCAF

F/O I. MacCugan RCAF–POW

W/O2 F. Lehman RCAF–POW

P/O L. Hoffman RCAF

F/Sgt H. Dailey RCAF–POW

P/O F. Newman RCAF

 

 

 

4 crew were killed and 3 POWs.

 

 

F/O J. Farrell and crew from 433 Squadron, flying Lancaster I PB-903 coded BM-F,

were attacked by an unidentified twin engine enemy aircraft, there was no claim or

damage.

F/Lt R. Bertran and crew, flying Lancaster I NG-496 coded BM-N, were attacked by

an ME-410, there was no claim or damage.

 

 

F/Lt I. Andres and crew from 434 Squadron, flying Lancaster X KB-880 coded WLN, were attacked 3 times by JU-88's, possibly the same one. There were strikes seen

on all encounters.

F/O D. Cameron and crew, flying Lancaster I NG-457 coded WL-P, were attacked

by a JU-88. The intercom, port wing, radios and hydraulics were damaged. The port

 

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elevator was shot off and the 3 port fuel tanks were leaking. P/O H. Davey RCAF

the wireless operator was killed and F/Sgt J. Taggart RCAF, the mid upper gunner

was seriously injured. They landed at Manston on return to tend to the injured

 

aircrew.

 

 

 

 

Ergebnis

RCAF - Angehörige auf dem Flugfeld Eastmoor bei Yorkshire

Zusammenfassend und auf den Punkt gebracht steht fest, dass in jener Nacht ein großangelegter Luftangriff  gegen Deutschland geflogen wurde, an dem hunderte von Flugzeugen beteiligt waren.  Die am 21.2.1945, gegen 01.55 Uhr explodierte und dann brennend in Oberaussem abgestürtzte Halifax VII gehörte zur Squadron 432, stationiert in  Eastmoor Yorkshire/UK . Die 7 Besatzungsmitglieder waren Angehörige der RCAF ( Royal Canadian Air Force ) und waren an dem Angriff gegen die Ölindustrie in Monheim beteiligt.