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Landreth, C., P/Off., 1941
In Reichswald Forest War Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of 61996 Pilot Officer Cowen Landreth, serving with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died 07/08/1941.

Simon Glancey has submitted the following:

Vickers Wellington 1c W5721 JN-X of 150 Sqn, lost in unknown circumstances on a mission to Frankfurt. The Wellington left RAF Snaith at 22.35 hours, but no further details are available.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: 1941; W.R. Chorley; 1993; Midland Counties Publications; ISBN 0 904597 87 3 page 111

Tony Hibberd has added the following:

Wellington W5721 JN-Z had departed Snaith at 2235 for Ops Frankfurt

It was engaged by 1-3/Res Flak Abt 465, hit and shot downThe aircraft crashed at Schermbeck
Nacht Jagd Combat Archive The Early Years Part 2 Dr Theo Boiten

Cowen Landreth is remembered at Gosforth on G9.17 and G9.40 and at Jesmond on J1.07


The CWGC entry for Pilot Officer Landreth

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk