Crash site: between Schijndel and 's-Hertogenbosch, Brabant, NL. According to Henk Welting the crash took place between the Achterdijk and the Kruisstraat, Rosmalen. The 'Achterdijk' cannot be found today in the near or wider area. Kruisstraat is both the name of a hamlet East of Rosmalen, and the name of the street that runs through this hamlet.
Crash cause: aircraft exploded in the air, premature bomb explosion presumed. See also the subchapter on premature bomb explosions in the chapter on the crashes of FR181 and FW227, date 13/1/1945. Author is sceptical about this cause description. Several Spitfires Mk. XIV and XVI described in this study had serious engine failures with violent, explosion-like results, one of these leading to loss of life.
Name |
Lazarus, Saul David
Bergen op Zoom 050604 Lazarus SDb.jpg |
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Rank |
F/Sgt |
RAF VR 1437557 |
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Decorations |
None known |
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Born |
08/06/1921 |
Place |
Salford, Lancashire, GB |
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Squadron |
RAF 322 (Dutch) Squadron Fighter Command |
Ops/hr |
2/3 |
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Aircraft |
Spitfire Mk. XVIe Nr. RR205 3W-? |
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Base |
RAF Schijndel, NL |
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Mission |
Training |
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Status |
KIFA, aircraft exploded in the air, premature bomb explosion presumed |
age |
23 |
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Killed |
19/3/1945 |
Place |
between Schijndel and 's-Hertogenbosch, or East of Rosmalen, Brabant, NL |
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Buried |
Initially buried at Orthen, near 's-Hertogenbosch, on 22/3/1945. Reburied Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery, NL, grave 13/B/4 |
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Known to |
OGS |
no |
CWGC |
yes |
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Remarks |
British nationality. His father came from Austria, his mother from Russia. Source: SLH At the corner of Grintweg and Kruisstraat a War Monument was found, revealed May 5th, 1947, in memory of five men from the hamlet of Kruisstraat, who gave their lives for the freedom of their country. Their names are on a document in a sealed shell case, cemented into the foot of the Monument. Source: www.oorlogsMonumenten.nl
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GB arrival |
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Memorial |
None known |
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Data Confusion |
Flying with 322 Sqn may have caused confusion over his nationality |
2. Crash site map
Map 129. Areas between 's-Hertogenbosch and Schijndel, or in the Kruisstraat, Rosmalen area, Brabant, NL, where S.D. Lazarus is believed to have crashed on 19/3/1945 The site has not been pinpointed. Orthen is the place where he was buried initially. Schijndel.jpg
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