16-22 March 1945

Posted on by propatria27

Overview

This week saw one of the worst nights, for casualties, of the war for RAF Wickenby, with 5 aircraft being lost during the attack on Nuremburg – 25 aircrew were killed and 10 became POW’s – there are some detailed accounts from survivors in the Station Diary section below. Attacks were also made to benzol plants and minelaying in the Baltic and Oslo Fjord.

Extract from Station Diary

The crew of Pilot Officer Ian Felgate, the son of John Murchison Felgate & Millie Fay Felgate of Trayning, Western Australia, which included 4 other Australians, who were shot down during the attack on Nuremburg on 16 March 1945. Only the flight engineer and the bomb aimer survived as POW’s. Top L to R, F/Sgt C Devine – B/A, W/O H Nixon – F/E (845), F/Sgt T Lamprell – Nav. F/Sgt V Arnold – M/U, Bottom L to R F/Sgt G Barbeler – R/G, F/O M Felgate – Pilot, F/Sgt J Hyde – W/Op
The crew of Fg Off Keith Mabee, RCAF, who were shot down on the Nuremburg raid. Five were killed and 2 became POW’s.

Extract from 12 Sqn Appendix to Operational Record Book

Extract from 626 Sqn Appendix to Operational Record Book

Leave a comment