Derk 265 Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) .... another 6 man who died for our freedom...... (they almost made it to the end of the war..........) A mere 3 weeks before the German capitulation in Holland, Halifax NA347, 298 Sq. (RAF Tarant Rushton) was shot down by Flak on April 12th 1945 on a weapondropping mission for the Dutch resistance. Crash site in the dunes near Vogelzang, was there this morning for deer spotting. Edited October 17, 2011 by Derk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capitaine Vengeur 263 Posted October 17, 2011 The poor lads who flew on the British four-engined night bombers, sent to their death by 'Butcher' Harris, had probably one of the highest rates of losses in the War, just after the German U-Boots, the Soviet disciplinary units, and the Japanese Kamikazes! Just have a look at the decorated tail of Schnaufer, highest-scoring night ace ever: a real graveyard! Respect to all of those men who fell in the night... The last weeks of the War were intense enough for many to die just before the Peace. I had once met a young Russian whose grandfather, an airman he said, was shot down and killed over Austria in May 1945, a handful of days before the end... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
