WELNEY - Halifax III (LK789) Crash

76 Sqn Halifax III LK789 - Researching the crew

I have recently had an email from a gentleman researching the crew of Halifax III LK789 which was from 76 Sqn at Holme On Spalding Moor.

Can anyone help with the crews and the operational history of this aircraft. Or any photos or the crew and aircraft.

Richard

Richard

Although I've emailed this to you it may be of use to others, taken from the searchable "Lost Bombers" database.

www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=7574

Lost Bombers website

www.lostbombers.co.uk/

Hi Richard have you to thought to put a enquiry up on the German Night fighter board which covers all the NJ G's claims and bonus is its in English too. Sorry the one above does not seem to be available at the moment, for some reason. But this may help there are very many sites dedicated to this type of material now. Not so even 8 years ago when I researched the loss of my Uncles A/C over the Skagerrak, As I did It through a Danish Air historian at kew who happening to be writing a book on the German retreat from Norway in the December 44
P.s as you and I know this sort of thing does take a lot of time and sometimes not easily accomplished.
www.lesbutler.ip3.co.uk/tony/tonywood.htm

Would it be one of these two ? You will have to look at the source file to see how this is laid out as copy and paste doesn't do it justice
Kdo. IX. Fliegerkorps/Lft. 3:
25.04.44 Uffz. Baier 6./KG 51 Halifax £ 1357 / 05 Ost: no height [England] 03.58 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr.8

25.04.44 Ltn. Wolfgang Wenning II./KG 51 Halifax £ 20 km. N.E. Cambridge: 1.000 m. 04.22 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr.8

Another link for you to peruse ? Cheers Ant

www.lwag.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3439

from to see the dawn breaking Carl Larsen had witnessed the end of P/O Dibbens aircraft only the rear gunner survived and was badly wounded aircraft came down near peterborough aircraft serial LK789 MP-L shot down by intruder crashed near welney aircraft had done 12 OPS

disc.yourwebapps.com/Indices/169401.html#4401

If you need the web site address to see if a positive ID can be put on the Intruder & crew that downed this A/C LK789 Halifax III see above site.
There are a host of people out there that are always will to help.

Thanks for the info folks, please keep it coming and I'll pass it across to the gentleman concerned.