{"id":3474,"date":"2019-09-29T13:45:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T19:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forfreedom.ca\/?p=3474"},"modified":"2022-04-25T17:41:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T23:41:39","slug":"crash-site-ww2-bomber-found-in-germany-408-sqn-rcaf-halifax-np711","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forfreedom.ca\/?p=3474","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Halifax NP711; A Documentary Film Crew Examines the Story of the Crew of NP711"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You can see their webpage @ https:\/\/flyinggoosefilm.wixsite.com\/mysite<\/a>
You can see their IMDB entry @ https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt17447734\/?ref_=nm_knf_t1<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dear Madam\/Sir<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 My Name is Erik Wieman. I am co-founder of IG Heimatforschung Rheinland-Pfalz\/Historical Research Community Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. We are connected to the archaeological services of Speyer. I am a dutch national, living in Germany since 1992.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I want to inform you about the fact we have found the crash site of Halifax NP711, 408 Sqn. RCAF\/Royal Canadian Air Force. It crashed in the night 21st\/22nd. Feb. 1945 near Leistadt\/Germany, close to the City of Worms, its main target. After I heard about the crash I contacted the local newspaper of Bad-D\u00fcrkheim\/Leistadt for a call for eyewitnesses. Several eyewitnesses contacted me and after visiting them we could pinpoint the crash site on a hillside near Leistadt.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Parts of incendiaries found at the crash site and the eyewitness account indicate the aircraft still carried (parts of) its load on impact. The relatively steep hillside still carried many surface finds. We have applied for an excavation permit at the archaeological services.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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After the excavation we plan to plant a memorial in memory of the crew. I hope you can help us in this project, to find more information, and the descendants of the crew. The crew of Halifax NP711: <\/p>\n\n\n

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Smith, Reginald Bertram<\/strong>. Flying Officer, <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0Anderson, Nels Peter Helin,<\/strong> Pilot Officer <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wagner, William Wallace. Pilot Officer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sherman, Donald Edison<\/strong>, Flt. Sgt. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sanderson, Donald McWilliam, Flt. Lt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gilmore, William James. Flying Officer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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