RAF Combat Losses March 1945

Yes Ian, Heinz Rokker it is. Thanks for the suggestions chaps.

Steve

I assume your friend is Hptm H Rokker of 2/NJG2 ?

FCL lists the following:-

15 March 1945

Mosquito XIX 157 Sqn MM650 ‘J’ Evening escort to Lutzkendorf

P/O B E Miller RAAF
P/O R G Crisford RAAF

Both are buried in the Rheinburg War Cemetery.

Another Mosquito was lost on 17 March

Mosquito NF 30 NT254 ‘N’ of 85 Sqn Intruder sortie to Dutch Islands.

P/O S J Harrop DFC
W/O G C Redmond

Crew missing

Mosquito VI PZ343 605 Sqn ‘B’ Evening Intruder to Germany.

W/C R A Mitchell DFC
F/Lt S H Hatsell DFC

Crew Missing

There are a few Mosquito’s listed in BCL 1945 a few days later than the dates you’ve stated.

Thanks, I am well aware of, and have, the Bomber Command Losses books. However, we are talking about a possible Mosquito, and a possible Mitchell on these dates.

I can also, but not until later this evening when I get home

RAF Bomber Command Losses by W R Chorley for 1945 lists 17 aircraft lost on that date. Do you have any further details that would assist in working out which aircraft it might have been and I can check my copy of the book for you.

there is a book called RAF bomber command losses 1945 by W R Chorley…try here www.abebooks.co.uk

Steve,

you should post this on the www.rafcommands.com board too.

http://www.rafcommands.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=list&forum=DCForumID6&conf=DCConfID1

Jagan