Nyt 05 DEC 2011: Det var IKKE en Halifax, der styrtede ved Halskov, men Lancaster X!
Se fotos Merlin! Lancaster X og Press + Halskov Halifax/Lancaster.

HAL DT628 startede fra RAF Snaith den 20. april 1943 kl. 21.23 for at bombe Stettin. Flyet vendte ikke tilbage! Det forsvandt sporløst.
Se også Sgt Peter Shortland's logbog.

Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Peter Shortland, 22 år, var søn af George og Janet Shortland, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
Hans navn er på Panel 164 på Runnymede Memorial blandt mere end 20.000 navne på flyvere, der ikke har en kendt grav. (Kilde: CWGC)
Se hans navn.

Se Operationer for Bretts besætning * Besætningen * Sgt Peter Shortland's logbog * Stettin + Rostock 20 - 21 April 1943 * Google Map 51 Squadron.

Breaking news 05 DEC 2011: It was NOT a Halifax, but Lancaster X! See photos Merlin! Lancaster X and Press + Halskov Halifax/Lancaster.
HAL DT628 took off from RAF Snaith on 20 April 1943 at 21.23 hours to bomb Stettin. The plane failed to return! It disappeared without trace.
See also Sgt Peter Shortland's log book.

Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Peter Shortland, 22, was the son of George and Janet Shortland, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 164, among more than 20,000 airmen who have no known grave. (Source: CWGC)
See his name.

See RAF - Handley Page Halifax and Bomber Command No. 51 Squadron. See also The 51 Squadron Website.

This Halifax took off from RAF Snaith, see The Wartimes Memories Project - RAF Snaith.  Lost Bombers has this.

8 airmen. Operations of Brett's crew * Crew Sheet * Sgt Peter Shortland's log book * Stettin + Rostock 20 - 21 April 1943 * Google Map 51 Squadron.