Photo Gallery

Alfred-Ingemar Berndt (born 22 April 1905 in Bromberg (West Prussia); died 28 March 1945 at Veszprém, Hungary) was a German journalist, writer and close collaborator of Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. He is responsible for the murder of Lt James G. Dennis In late spring 1944, the leaders of Nazi Germany devised a plan to lynch captured Allied airmen. Goebbels talked about the matter with Hitler. On 25 May 1944 in the Völkischer Beobachter, the propaganda minister published an article which stated that the government would not act against anyone lynching Allied airmen who had fired on civilians. Goebbels hoped that this article would set off a massive hunt for Allied pilots and deter airmen from flying missions against Germany. The result was 350 lynchings of Allied airmen. Berndt took part in the murders. On 24 May 1944, when the Western Allies landed in Normandy (Operation Overlord), Berndt halted his car where a captured US Flight Lieutenant named Dennis was being held, and shot him dead in the street

LN-F PFF

F/O Howard Leach, BOM on Lt Oldham Crew. Photo courtesy of daughter Janet Leach.

Lt Joseph Carty , Bom on Lt Chadwick Crew. Photo courtesy of grandson David Gibson

Capt Richard Nordrum courtesy of Grandson Samuel Nordrum

2ND LT CHARLES C. "CHIEF" WEBSTER Crew Stateside. Photo courtesy of Karl Hendrickson

Dog tags and Stalag Luft I dog tags for Lt Lowell Hendrickson. courtesy of Karl R. Hendrickson

North 3 Barracks. Room 1 Drawing of POW barracks at Stalag Luft I. courtesy of Karl R. Hendrickson

Cadet photo of John Luckadoo (photo courtesy of John Luckadoo)