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Den 30. marts 1943 styrtede
HAL JB842 i Fehmarn Belt (måske omkring
her).
"329 fly angreb Berlin og på grund af vanskelige vejrforhold og dårlig markering
af målet mislykkedes angrebet. 21 fly gik tabt. Under indflyvningen til Berlin
blev JB842 angrebet af en tysk natjager, og nær den nordtyske kyst eksploderede
flyet i luften, hvorved alle besætningsmedlemmer blev dræbt." (FT 86-88-8)
"Opgave: Nedkastning af brochurer og bomber. Mål: Berlin."
(MACR)
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Charles Hugh Newman
var fra United Kingdom.
Han blev begravet på
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY 2.L. 12-16 i Tyskland.
1 flyver fra
HAL JB842 blev begravet på Svinø og 4 i Berlin. 2 flyvere
har ingen kendt grav. 7 flyvere.
On 30 March 1943
HAL JB842 crashed into the Fehmarn Belt (maybe about
here).
"329 planes attacked Berlin and due to difficult
weather conditions and bad marking of the target the attack failed. 21 planes
were lost. During the bombing run
on Berlin JB842 was attacked by a German night fighter, and near the coast of
North Germany the plane exploded in the air killing all on board."
(FT 86-88-8)
"Mission: Dropping of leaflets and bombing.
Target: Berlin." (MACR)
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Charles Hugh Newman
was from the United Kingdom.
He was buried in
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY 2.L. 12-16 in GERMANY.
1 airman from
HAL JB842 was buried at Svinø and 4 in Berlin. 2 airmen
have no known grave.
See Bomber
Command No. 77 Squadron *
77 Squadron Association *
RAF - Handley
Page Halifax. This
Halifax took off
from RAF Elvington.
7 airmen.
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