broke1losttheother1
16th Jul 2020, 13:07
First time post and hopefully in the right place.
I'm looking into my family history. My father's cousin was the pilot of Wellington R1708 from 25 OTU RAF when it was shot down and crashed near Mission on 13th June 1941 killing everyone.
My mother's cousin was a RCAF Air Gunner on Lancaster HK610 from 90 Sqn RAF which crashed at Hengrave following a mid air collision after take off on 2nd/3rd February 1945 again killing everyone.
I'm interested in finding out if the Wellington crashed immediately after being attacked or if it attempted to head for an airfield and land before it became a lost cause.
In the case of the Lancaster it appears it crashed after losing control as a result of the collision. Can anyone suggest where I can start to look for any witness accounts?
I discovered photographs of my mother's cousin on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial as part of the Operation Picture Me project. Is there a similar project here in the UK?
Any information or suggestions will be gratefully received.
I'm looking into my family history. My father's cousin was the pilot of Wellington R1708 from 25 OTU RAF when it was shot down and crashed near Mission on 13th June 1941 killing everyone.
My mother's cousin was a RCAF Air Gunner on Lancaster HK610 from 90 Sqn RAF which crashed at Hengrave following a mid air collision after take off on 2nd/3rd February 1945 again killing everyone.
I'm interested in finding out if the Wellington crashed immediately after being attacked or if it attempted to head for an airfield and land before it became a lost cause.
In the case of the Lancaster it appears it crashed after losing control as a result of the collision. Can anyone suggest where I can start to look for any witness accounts?
I discovered photographs of my mother's cousin on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial as part of the Operation Picture Me project. Is there a similar project here in the UK?
Any information or suggestions will be gratefully received.