Den 14. august 1942 styrtede STI W7579 i Nordsøen 2-300 m fra land ud for Nymindegab (omkring her). Flyet var på en minelægningsoperation.

3 omkomne besætningsmedlemmer blev fundet lige syd for Strandvejen og begravet i Esbjerg den 18. august 1942.

4 flyvere forsvandt i havet. 1 mand reddede sig med faldskærm og blev af tyskerne fanget i Nymindestrømmen. (Kilde: FAF)

Sergeant James Alexander Adamson, 19 år, var søn af James og Gertrude R. Adamson, New Milton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Hans navn er på Panel 77 på the Runnymede Memorial blandt mere end 20.000 navne på flyvere, der ikke har en kendt grav. (Kilde: CWGC)

8 flyvere.

On 14 August 1942 STI W7579 crashed into the North Sea 2-300 m off the coast near Nymindegab (about here). It was on a minelaying operation.

3 perished crew members were found just south of Strandvejen. On 18 August 1942 they were buried in Esbjerg.

4 airmen disappeared into the sea. 1 airman bailed out. He was taken captive in the Nymindestrømmen by the Germans. (Source: FAF)

Sergeant James Alexander Adamson, 19, was the son of James and Gertrude R. Adamson, of New Milton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 77, among more than 20,000 airmen who have no known grave. (Source: CWGC)

See Bomber Command No. 7 Squadron * No. 7 Squadron RAF * 7 Squadron Association. This Stirling took off from Oakington, see Former RAF Oakington.

Lost Bombers has this.

8 airmen.