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Old 27th Sep 2016, 10:06
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Icare9
 
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Thanks warmtoast (and notthemainline, who is a new member so his post hasn't appeared yet, but did get his PM)
I need to sqaure the circle.
We have 4 known crew members of the Ju 88 who were removed by Army truck on 21 August.
4 unidentified Germans were buried in Chartham cemetery, Kent with Dates of Death 22 August in Grave O74.
Those 4 were then taken to Cannock Chase in the 60's and reburied as 4 unknowns 22 August 1940 in Block 9 Grave 48.
There are no other unknown German aircrews for 21/22 August so CIRCUMSTANTIALLY they appear to be the 4 from the Ju88 in Hampshire.
But why Chartham?
Was the military hospital there used as a convenient collection point for Luftwaffe casualties, given the BoB was raging overhead?

That's what I'll need to prove beyond doubt that the 4 from the Ju 88 were killed 21st August and then their identities lost and shown as Killed 22 August, the date of burial at Chartham, NOT the Date of Death.

Yes and silly me confused ChartHAM with ChartWELL, so no link to Churchill!
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