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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:06 am Post subject: Lostbombers |
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Just came across this useful website - it lists all the RAF bombers lost in WW2 with their crews and a short explanation of the loss. Very useful for researching how someone died and who he died with etc. Searching by date of death is the easiest.
http://lostbombers.co.uk/ |
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David McNay Administrator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11425 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:05 am Post subject: |
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What a brilliant website! I'll be going through the names on my WW2 HBOS list and cross-checking this.
Thanks for posting the link. |
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Liz Turner
Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Renfrewshire
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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I've been struggling to find out more information about my grandfather's half brother Allan Henry Ross, who was shot down on 31 March 1944 while on the Nuremburg raid. He was a 22-year-old flight sergeant. His memorial is in the Durnbach Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern.
I hope, via the link you've given here, to be able to find out a bit more about him and his comrades.
Thanks again for the link.
Liz |
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Liz Turner
Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Renfrewshire
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Well - a brilliant hour or so later, I now know the details I was looking for. Thanks again for the link.
Liz |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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I should add that (in my experience) this site is limited to operational losses and very few (if any) bombers lost in training are listed.
\Paul |
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7761 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure yet but it looks a though this excellent site may have gone.
I understand that the "author" died a year or so ago and there has been a question mark over how long the site would remain funded.
It's going to be a big loss. _________________ Ken |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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I believe that I now have a full set of books covering all of the aircraft listed. This is no replacement for the indexing and search facility of the website but if anyone needs a lookup (I need surname and date as a minimum) then I will do my best.
\Paul |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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I'm sorry to read that it has gone. It was a fantastic site and luckily we have recorded some of the entries here.
Adam |
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DelBoy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:08 am Post subject: |
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That's bizarre, i knew of the website form its listing here a few years ago but only went on it for the first time on Monday, now it's no more, very strange timing.
Derek. |
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