Den 23. september 1942 styrtede LAN R5909 i havet syd for Lolland, måske omkring her 1,5 km nordøst for Hyllekrog Fyr. (Kilde: AOD+p115MACR)

"83 Lancasters fra 5 BG angreb Wismar (her) og den nærliggende Dornier fabrik. 4 fly gik tabt. Umiddelbart før R5909 passerede sydkysten af Lolland, eksploderede
det i luften, muligvis som følge af et natjagerangreb." (FT 86-88-6) LAN W4230 gik tabt i samme operation.

Sergeant Harold Arthur Phillips, 24 år, australsk statsborger, var søn af Mr. og Mrs. B. Phillips.
Hans navn er på Panel 113 på the Runnymede Memorial blandt mere end 20.000 navne på flyvere, der ikke har en kendt grav. (Kilde: CWGC)

2 flyvere fra LAN R5909 er begravet på Svinø Kirkegård. 5 flyvere fra LAN R5909 har ingen kendt grav. Se Lancaster fotos. 7 flyvere.


On 23 September 1942 LAN R5909 crashed into the sea south of Lolland, maybe about here 1.5 km north east of Hyllekrog Lighthouse. (Source:AOD+p115MACR)

"83 Lancasters from 5 BG attacked Wismar (here) and the Dornier factory nearby. 4 planes were lost. Just before R5909 passed the south coast of Lolland it
exploded in the air, possibly due to attack by a night fighter." (FT 86-88-6) LAN W4230 was lost in the same operation.

Sergeant Harold Arthur Phillips, 24, a citizen of Australia, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Phillips.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 113, among more than 20,000 airmen who have no known grave. (Source: CWGC)
Virtual War Memorial Australia has this.
He is remembered on The Walls of Names at the International Bomber Command Centre, Phase 1, Panel 84.

2 airmen from LAN R5909 are buried in Svinø Churchyard. 5 airmen from LAN R5909 have no known graves.

See Lancaster * Lancaster Photos * No. 9 Squadron RAF-Wikipedia * IX (B) Squadron Association.
Lancaster I R5909 VN- took off from RAF Swinderby at 23:02 hrs on 23 SEP 1942. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this) 7 airmen.