WW2 RAF squadron crashes

[celiabz]

I am trying to locate the exact site of the crash that ended the life of my sister's father in February 1943.
I have all relevant war records etc. but not the precise place that the plane went down.
Is anyone aware of any local records? I wrote to the parish four years ago and they were very sympathetic but could not help.

I know that Lincolnshire folk regularly saw WW2 air sorties limp home or crash land.

I would be grateful for any pointers. Any ideas?

[Flakdodger]

Hello celiabz,
can you please post the name of your sister's father? This would help identify unit and date of loss - which can be chased up,
You could try your county Constabulary. Some police forces have museums, some have an interested officer who maintains "old paperwork". Maybe there had been Police involvement in the aftermath of the crash.
Dave

[celiabz]

Sergeant Air Gunner 783767 Stanislaw Kaminski aged 27 years
300 Squadron
crash February 20, 1943
Place of death recorded as Nettleham Field Farm.
"Vickers Wellington BK305  (BH-E) Crashed near Lincoln."

I recently googled "Nettleham Field Farm, Nettleham RD" again only to find that in 2010 the farm still exists. Field Farm House, Lincoln Road, Nettleham, Lincoln LN2 2NG, with aerial views of the farm is available on-line. When my sister traced the death certificate in 2006 this information had not been available.
I have written to the owners but maybe that is a bit intrusive?

[charlotteCH]

Don't assume writing to the owners is too intrusive.

  My bro crash landed on a farm in WW2 and the farmer's family responded to me parent's letters.  We became very good friends and friendship has continued these 60 yrs.

charlotte

[celiabz]

 :)Thank you Charlotte.
How kind of you to be so encouraging.
I sent a s.a.e. so I may be lucky.

[charlotteCH]

Let us know how you get on with this please

charlotte

[Flakdodger]

Thanks for posting details. A family get together is going to limit my time on line until the weekend, but lets see what I can find.
Good for you in writing to the occupiers of Field Farm - if you don't ask you don't get!
Be prepared that you might get no answer, however a positive answer would be treasure indeed.
Last year I attempted to confirm a crash site in Cornwall. I wrote to 12 nearby farms. Four responses, one of which was that proverbial treasure, so fingers crossed for you.
Be back soon.
Dave

[Geoff-E]

It looks as if his home base was RAF Ingham about 6-8 miles NW of Nettleham http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/ingham/ingham.htm

[celiabz]

Thank you all for the positives.
Official records are one thing but I would love to have a clear location.
As children we went (as did lots of Midlanders) to Skegness, Mablethorpe and the like so we were probably very close, very often.
The official grave is at Newark with those of other brave Poles who died in action. (Last night's Channel 4 programme was very poignant to me as my own father stayed in the UK and had to join the resettlement corps - which was not an easy thing to do. The programme didn't go into that.)

Any help you people can offer is more than welcome. Short of wandering round the highways and byways of Lincolnshire and asking local people this is my best shot. So, thanks again.