Halifax recovery underway in Ruinerwold, Netherlands

The Recovery and Identification Unit of the Dutch army has started an excavation today in Ruinerwold, Netherlands, to recover the last missing crew member of Halifax JD314, which was shot down on December 29th, 1943. At the time German military staff recovered six of its seven crewmembers and buried them at the local cemetery. Two these six airmen remain unidentified to this day.

The then young son of the land owner (now 92 years old) has recently contacted authorities to request them to recover a seventh body he says was found some days later during recovery of the wreck by the Germans, who was buried in situ. It is hoped that the current excavation is able to find this seventh crew member’s field grave, and reunite him with his crew so that all three remaining MIA crew members can receive a formal identification.

See https://www.dewolden.nl/direct-regelen/nieuwsberichten_43782/item/militairen-zoeken-vermist-bemanningslid-neergehaalde-bommenwerper-ruinerwold_61681.html (in Dutch)