* Lancaster Mk. III - JA702 - GT-Z *

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There will be revealing news for JA702, Cottam & Coyne's escape, etc
wait for the newspapers one of these days - info 8 Nov 2018 - PATS
Two articles about JA702 are already published
Article #3 is published on Tuesday 20 Nov 2018 - see "De Noordoostpolder"

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On my site it was reveiled on 20 Nov 2018

L A N C A S T E R J A 7 0 2 C R A S H ED N E A R T O L L E B E E K
30 Jan 1944 - 21:49 - Lancaster JA702 did crash near Tollebeek - Kavel H-46

Lancaster JA702 did crash near Tollebeek and not near Marknesse
source of clip: "De Noordoostpolder" - 20 Nov 2018 - page 5

This is 14 km WZW from Kavel N-33 (Marknesse) what was believed to be the crash location as determined
by BIDKL - Zwanenburg - on 29 Mar 1973, till my discovery of H-46 on 08 Nov 2018 in original papers
in a 2nd review it's seems to be 'old' H-46

P R O O F #1 out of 4

Clip - Cemetery Vollenhove - graves #8 to #12 - Kavel H-46 - between Urk and Emmeloord
source: Municipality Vollenhove - Archive 1942/1972 - Inventory No. 594 - 29 Mar 2017

P R O O F #2 out of 4

Clip - 14 Feb 1944 - Police report #116, Group Vollenhove
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under construction - info PATS 20 Nov 2018
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.III - JA702 - GT-Z 'ZEBRA' - 30 Jan 1944 - Mission: Berlin
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NZ416543 - Pilot Officer - Pilot - John "Jack" Edward Rule - RNZAF - Age 28 - KIA

1510799 - Sergeant - Navigator - William "Bill" Winston Cottam - RAF - Age 22 - EVD/POW

972772 - Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Patrick "Paddy" Coyne - RAF - Age 29 - EVD/POW

1726836 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Edward "Ted" Arthur Shorter - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA

658450 - Flight Sergeant - Bomb Aimer / 2nd Navigator - Kenneth "Ken" Richard Ball - RAF - Age 30 - KIA

998929 - Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - George Albert "Alan" Race - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA

1552498 - Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - John "Jock" Johnstone Sloan - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.

Loss Card - JA702 GT-Z - Rule

Loss Card - JA702 GT-Z - Rule - via www.lancasterbombers.net

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*** Lancaster Mk. III - JA702 - GT-Z ***

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SGLO - T3342 LANCASTER Mk.III - JA702 - GT-Z - 30 Jan 1944 - ZUIDERMIDDENWEG 19-1 - CREW 7

* Lancaster Mk. III - JA702 - GT-Z *

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On my site it was reveiled on 20 Nov 2018

SGLO - T3342

LANCASTER Mk.III - JA702 - GT-Z - 30 Jan 1944 - ZUIDERMIDDENWEG 19-1 - CREW 7