ED858
Crashes > of the R.A.F.
During the approach to Wuppertal, the Lancaster ED858 came within the range of the anti-aircraft guns and was attacked by night fighters.
Captain Werner Hoffmann of the 4th/Night Fighter Squadron 5 (4./NJG 5) was credited with shooting down the ED858, which crashed and exploded in an open field between Spiel and Titz, near Zülpich.
Only three crew members were recovered dead and identified; they were buried in Cologne's Südfriedhof cemetery. The remaining four were mutilated and burnt beyond recognition and were buried as "unknown soldiers". They are still considered missing today, as it was not possible to identify them during the exhumation.
above:
The approximate crash site between Spiel and Titz.
left:
The crash site near Zülpich
left:
The crew of the Lancaster ED858.
In the photo from left to right:
Sgt Adams, Flt Sgt Hudson, Sgt Barlow, Sgt Jones, Sgt Brooks, Sgt Richards and Sgt Brown.
Source: Aircrew Remembered