Royal New Zealand Air Force War Graves in Overijssel
Kallenkote - Algemene Begraafplaats
Kallenkote
Albert Carl Hamilton
At 11 minutes past midnight in the early hours 0f 20 February, Halifax III LW367/EY-L of No.78 Squadron left her bas at RAF Breighton for a bombing mission to Leipzig. The machine came down near Kallenkote, some 5 kilometres EastNorthEast of Steenwijk. All on board perished. Six crewmembers were laid to rest here during a funeral service on 23 February. Sgt Hemmings was buried on 12 March, after his remains were recovered from the wreckage on 10 March. Of the 823 aircraft taking part in this raid, 78 were lost (44 Lancasters and 34 Halifaxes).
P/O T.H. Smith
Sgt W.J. Webb
P/O I.G. Bunn
P/O D.A. Riach, RCAF
F/S A.C. Hamilton, RNZAF
Sgt H. Hemmings
Sgt R.J. Chaplin
P/O T.H. Smith
Sgt W.J. Webb
P/O I.G. Bunn
P/O D.A. Riach, RCAF
F/S A.C. Hamilton, RNZAF
Sgt H. Hemmings
Sgt R.J. Chaplin
In the NCA the loss of Halifax LW367 is attributed to Ofw Rudolf Frank of 3./NJG 3. In this night, he claimed the destruction of 6 aircraft:
A Halifax to the North-West of Delmenhorst at 02.38 hrs;
One four-engined aircraft South of Bremen at 02.50 hrs;
A Lancaster East of Celle at 03.02 hrs;
A Lancaster West of Vechta at 05.33 hrs;
A Lancaster North of Meppen at 05.22 hrs. According to the NCA this was Halifax LW367.
A Halifax to the North-West of Delmenhorst at 02.38 hrs;
One four-engined aircraft South of Bremen at 02.50 hrs;
A Lancaster East of Celle at 03.02 hrs;
A Lancaster West of Vechta at 05.33 hrs;
A Lancaster North of Meppen at 05.22 hrs. According to the NCA this was Halifax LW367.
In the Verliesregister (Aircraft Loss Register) of the SGLO, the Dutch Air War Studygroup 1939-1945, LW367 is attributed to Oblt Hans-Heinz Augenstein of 7./NJG 1. The time and location is stated as 02.30 hrs near Kallenkote (Steenwijkerwold).
BCL Vol.V, 1944, p.86
Bomber Command War Diaries, p.473
Luftwaffe Night Fighter Combat Claims, p.148-150
Nachtjagd Combat Archive (NCA), 1944 Part 1, p.86-89
SGLO Verliesregister 1939-1945 website