Short Stirling RAF 75 Sqn crashed near Regniessart (Belgium)

Hello,

I allow to contact you concerning a research for informations, for contacts, for documents and for photos about the crash of the bomber Short Stirling BF513 coded AA-E shot down on April 15th, 1943 in Belgium, in the Forest of Nismes, near the hamlet of Regniessart.

My approach joins in an inquiry formulated by the Municipality of Viroinval; the information, the testimonies and the photos being intended to feed the exposures and the diverse activities which will be programmed, from 2014, within the framework of the remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the 1st world war and the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

The Bomber was shot down during a raid on Stuttgart on April 15th, 1943 at 02:25 am by Lt. Fritz GRAEF of I. / NJG 4 based to Florennes. The crew which 3 New Zealanders always rests in the municipal cemetery of Florennes:

P/O D.G. McCASKILL RNZAF
Sgt A. McVICAR
P/O J.K. GRAINGER RNZAF
Sgt B. ELWELL
Sgt R.T.C. GREEN
Sgt E.D. COOK
Sgt R.A. SMITH RNZAF

I may ask you to open an entry on your blog about this bomber hoping that members of your group can enrich our documentation and help us, maybe to find desccendants of the members of this crew

Thank you already for the help which you can, I hope for it, bring me.

Best Regards

Stanford