ED622
Crashes > of the R.A.F.
The Lancaster ED622 came under fire from several flak units (2nd-4th/Swiss Flak Dept 512, 4th/Swiss Flak Dept 381 and the 4th Sw. Railway Flak 543) on its approach to Duisburg. According to the Cologne police report of that day, the aircraft burst in mid-air and hit the ground in several pieces between Fühlingen and Volkhoven.
All seven crew members, including five Australians, were killed instantly. They were all buried in Cologne's South Cemetery.
left:
The area where the Lancaster
ED622 crashed in several pieces.
right:
Gravesite of the crew killed in action
in Cologne's South Cemetery.
right and left:
Police report on the attack on 08.04.1943