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WW2 Luftwaffe base near Samson de la Roque France 1942

Discussion in 'Information Requests' started by BostonW8350, May 8, 2017.

  1. BostonW8350

    BostonW8350 New Member

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    My father crashed around Samson de la Rogue, France in early the morning of Aug 17, 1942. His two crew members of his Boston III (#W8350) 418 Squadron (RCAF) are buried in the cemetery of St John the Baptist there. He was found by the Luftwaffe, provided first aid and later taken to a local airbase (We assume perhaps Triqueville) for dinner with the squadron commander.


    We are trying to locate the crash site, the local German fighter base - as well as to identify the squadron commander at the base- according to my father's diary, he was about 28 years old and had 53 "air victories" with the Iron Cross (first Class) - his rank was the equivalent of a Flying Officer in the RAF.


    While at the Luftwaffe base, the squadron was scrambled while he was there to intercept 12 B17s and Spits in the area of Rouen- turned out to be the first combat sortie for the American 8th Airforce of WW2. Records show that at least one JG 2 Gruppe and all 3 JG 26 Gruppen were scrambled against the raid – if that helps in locating the base.
     

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