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DV286 latest update

Posted by Cees Broere on Tue Jun 03, 2003 11:06:15 AM

Hi all,

Today the work has stopped regarding the recovery of the Lancaster DV286 we have been working on for the past five years. As I mentioned last week, the identity has finally been established as the Lancaster belonging to 300 (Polish) squadron which crashed into the IJsselmeer during the early morning of June 13th, 1944, after having been shot down by a German nightfighter.

I just told Mr Morski, bombaimer and only survivor of the crew of seven, the good news and he was delighted that "their" Lancaster had finally been found, ending a five year mystery. The fragmented human remains that have been found the past weeks will be investigated by a Dutch Army forensic identification team to establish how many persons have been found. If not sufficient remains have been found, another exedition to the wrecksite could take place later this year.

Any way these missing persons will be buried will full military honours next to the flight engineer at the Polish honorary cemetery located in Breda, the Netherlands who did get out of the aircraft in time together with Mr Morski but didn't make it alive unfortunatly.

Thought you might wanted to know.

Cees

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