Subject: Additions for Your Site

From: Jon Dean

Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 5:10 PM

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Subject: Additions for your site

My father, Fred Dean, was imprisoned at Stalag VIIIB in 1942. You have him listed just as Sgt. Dean. He was shot down on the night of 10th/11th September 1942 and all five of the crew ended up at Lamsdorf according to the attached report I found on the Lost Bombers site. Some more names to add to your list!

I also attach a photograph from the camp of the British Isles athletics team. My father is 3rd from the left in the front row.

Regards

Jon Dean

The crew:

Sgt D.Oxenham PoW

Sgt B.Bing PoW

Sgt F.Dean PoW

Sgt L.Waterson PoW

Sgt P.Martin PoW

More information on next page ……………………

Signed up August 1940, Euston, London

Wellington T2606 Information

Type Wellington

Serial Number T2606

Squadron 16TU

X1D JS-Y

Operation D_sseldorf

Date 1 10th September 1942

Date 2 11th September 1942

Further Information

"Serial Range T2606 - T2625. 20 Wellington Mk.1C. Part of a batch of 300 Wellington Mk.1C. T2458-T2477; T2501-T2520; T2541-T2580; T2606-T2625; T2701-T2750; T2801-T2850; T2873-T2922; T2951-T3000 delivered by Vickers (Weybridge) between Jun40 and Feb41. T2919; T2977; T2979; T2982; T2988 converted to Mk.XV1. T2545 converted to Mk.11 and later used as an engine test bed. T2606 was one of five 16OTU Wellingtons lost on this operation. See: R1297; R1346; DV775; HX365. Airborne 2117 10Sep42 from Upper Heyford. Cause of loss and crash- site not established.

Sgt D.Oxenham PoW

Sgt B.Bing PoW

Sgt F.Dean PoW

Sgt L.Waterson PoW

Sgt P.Martin PoW

Sgt B.Bing was interned in Camps 8B/344. PoW No.26995, with Sgt F.Dean, PoW No.27159, Sgt D.G.Oxenham, PoW No.26987, Sgt L.Waterson, PoW No.27011 and Sgt P.Martin, PoW No.27056. "

Date: 11-SEP-1942

Time:

Type: Vickers Wellington IC

Operator: Royal Air Force (RAF)

Registration: T2606

C/n / msn:

Fatalities: Fatalities: / Occupants:

Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)

Location: Bleiswijk - Netherlands

Phase:

Nature: Military

Departure airport:

Destination airport:

Narrative:

Sources:

http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1942%20sec_tcm5-7283.pdf

Revision history:

Date/time Contributor Updates

17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added

16 OTU, from Upper Heyford, lost 5 of its 13 Wellingtons on the raid.