Hello I was Ian or Greg if your guys' information tells you where my great grandfather's bomber's crash site is? Halifax E:Easy of 420 Sqn, don't remember the number though og the Halifax.

Thanks in adavance
Chris

here as promised a while back.

chris

Chris,

Do you know the date that your grandfather was shot down? Would help to know that.

Regards
Linzee

... forgot to add that Linzee- 10/11 June 1944, he was shot down somewhere oer France.

Chris

Hello Chris,

For one so young your memory is dreadful

Ian very kindly supplied you with the information you have requested on January 2nd 2005 on this forum.  Here it is once more, shortened version I'm afraid you'll have to hunt down the original post if you need the other info as I couldn't post a link to it (print, read, absorb and keep it safe this time!!!)

SERIAL No: LW674
MANUFACTURER: English Electric Co Ltd, Preston
CONTRACT No: ACFT/1808/C4/C
REQUISITION No: HA1/E11/42
ORDER QTY & TYPE: 260 B/A Mk III's
DELIVERY DETAILS: Batch LW671 to LW696 delivered between 29/02/44 & 03/03/44

1st UNIT: 420 sqn
SQUADRON: 420 sqn
UNIT CODES: PT-E
BASE: Tholthorpe

DATE: 11/06/44
TARGET: Versailles
TIME UP: 22:03hrs

DETAILS:
Left base to bomb railway yards. A/C crashed at Theuville (Eure-et-Loir) which is situated some 15km SSE of Chartres, to the W of the main Chartres / Orleans highway.

Cheers
Linzee

Oh I knew Linzee, I wanted to know where the crash site is exactly because I want to go and see it someday.

Chris

Ok Chris, well you may have to try writing to the local historical society in that region of France or the local newspapers there to find out if anyone can be more specific if nobody else here can be more precise.

Ahh okay thanks Linzee for the info, will get around to doing that eventually.LOL

Chris