X3288
Crashes > of the R.A.F.
The Wellington III, X3288 came under anti-aircraft fire during the attack on Cologne and crashed at the Monheimer Rheinbogen near Ödstein, a lonely farm with an inn. The aircraft exploded on impact, so that only Sgt. Frederick Potts could be positively identified by the German recovery command.
The bodies of the other crew members were completely smashed and burned and were buried as "unknown soldiers" in Cologne's South Cemetery.
Notes on research:
At "aircreremembered.com" the Wellington is given as Z3288. This designation is NOT CORRECT. According to British records, the correct designation is X3288.
Important information about the crash site from: Monheim Municipal Archives, File 934