Cornelius James Porter Photo: Knud Riis  Updated: 04 MAR 2021

Airman: a014024.htm Surname: Porter Init: C J Rank: P/O Service: RCAF Sqdn: 419

P_link: p073.htm Plane: WEL X3480 Operation: Bomb G Crash_site: Near Rejsby

Crash_d: d090542 Buried_d: b120542 C_link: c014.htm At_Next: Esbjerg, A3. 11. 5

Den 9. maj 1942 styrtede WEL X3480 ned nær Rejsby (som er her) i forbindelse med et bombetogt
til Warnemünde  - eller lavede en hård nødlanding. Det blev ramt af flak, der lavede alvorlige skader på
flyet og dræbte P/O Porter. (Lost bombers)  p073MACR: Styrtede 02.40 09 MAJ.
Porter blev begravet i Esbjerg den 12. maj 1942 (Kilde: FAF)

Pilot Officer (Air Observer) Cornelius James Porter var fra Canada. (Kilde: CWGC)
1 flyver fra WEL X3480 blev begravet i Esbjerg. 5 flyvere blev ført til Tyske krigsfangelejre. 6 flyvere.

On 9 May 1942 WEL X3480 crashed near Rejsby (which is here) in connection with a bombing raid
on Warnemünde - or made a hard forced landing. It was hit by flak, severely damaging the aircraft and
killing P/O Porter. (Lost bombers) p073MACR: Crashed at 02.40 hrs on 09 MAY.
Porter was buried in Esbjerg on 12 May 1942 (Source: FAF)

Pilot Officer (Air Observer) Cornelius James Porter was from Canada. (Source: CWGC)
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial has this.
His name is engraved on the Memorial Wall at the BC Museum of Canada.
He is remembered on The Walls of Names at the International Bomber Command Centre, Phase 2,P 227.

1 airman from WEL X3480 was buried in Esbjerg. 5 airmen were taken to German POW-Camps.

See No. 6 Group and the Canadian Squadrons * No. 419 (Moose) Squadron
419 Squadron RCAF 1941 to 1945 has Crew of Wellington X3480.


Wellington III X3840 VR-J took off from RAF Mildenhall at 22.15 hrs. on 08 MAY 1942.
(Source: Aircrew Remembered has this). p073MACR: Wellington III X3480. X3840? X3480? X3480!!!  
6 airmen.