ED384
Crashes > of the R.A.F.
During the bombing raid on Essen, the Lancaster, ED384 was hit by the flak searchlights of the FL.-Scheinw. Abt. 250 and the 3./FL.-Scheinw. Abt.648. This well-lit target came under fire from, among others, the 4./schw. Flak.Abt. 404.
Heavily hit, the Lancaster crashed about 8 kilometres east of Rheidt-Rommerskirchen, killing the entire crew. They were recovered and buried in Cologne's Südfriedhof cemetery.
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The crash site was approximately within this radius; a more precise location cannot be determined at present.
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The location of the crew's grave in Cologne's Südfriedhof cemetery.