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3/4 March 1945 - 7/NJG5 Lubeck - Junkers Ju88G-6 – C9+RR – Feldwebel Heinrich Conze

Location – Along Welton-Hackthorn road

This crew were participating in the mass Luftwaffe intruder operation, Operation Giesela, over eastern England on the night of the 3 / 4 March 1945. Conze and his crew reportedly shot down a Lancaster near Langthorn and then headed towards Scampton at very low level where Conze spotted a car driving along the Welton – Hackthorn Road and opened fire but hit telegraph wires and crashed killing the 4 man crew and the driver of the car

Feldwebel. Heinrich Conze – Pilot – 25 – Essen – Scampton Churchyard, Lincs.

Unteroffizier. Rudolf Scherer. - Radar operator – 22 – Dettingen - Scampton Churchyard, Lincs.

Obergefreiter. Werner Nollau – Radar operator – 22 - Oschatz Leipzig - .Scampton Churchyard, Lincs.

Unteroffizier. Alfred Altenkirch – Gunner – 20 – Bergzow/Magdeburg - .Scampton Churchyard, Lincs..

Also civilian driver of the car.

Jack Perotti Kelway – Civilian - 38 – Husband of Irene (née Scott) Kelway and father of Tony, Patrick and Christine. Son of John Henry Kelway and Sophie Patience J (née Perotti) Kelway -  Newport Cemetery, Lincoln

Jack Perotti Kelway

This fine gentleman was a serving member of the Royal Observer Corps, Hackthorn Post and also of the Lincolnshire Police Special Constabulary, Welton contingent. He was the only member of the Royal Observer Corps to die whilst on duty during WW2

Conze grave

Altenkirch grave

Nollau grave

Scherer grave

Compiled by David Fell with photos from my archive.

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