Wellington Ic Z8946 - At Rømø, the southern tip                              Updated: 22 MAR 2021

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
o888502.htm Bartle T C Sgt RAF 57 p051.htm WEL Z8946 Bomb G At Rømø, south tip d261041 o888 o888.htm POW
a014012.htm Bentley L C Sgt RCAF 57 p051.htm WEL Z8946 Bomb G At Rømø, south tip d261041 b180842 c014.htm Esbjerg
o888504.htm Collett I H P/O RNZAF 57 p051.htm WEL Z8946 Bomb G At Rømø, south tip d261041 o888 o888.htm POW
a014013.htm Fisk D S Sgt RCAF 57 p051.htm WEL Z8946 Bomb G At Rømø, south tip d261041 b170344 c014.htm Esbjerg
e777358.htm Wade F W Sgt RCAF 57 p051.htm WEL Z8946 Bomb G At Rømø, south tip d261041 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
o888503.htm Walters J S P/O RAF 57 p051.htm WEL Z8946 Bomb G At Rømø, south tip d261041 o888 o888.htm POW


Den 26. oktober 1941 styrtede WEL Z8946 i tidevandsområdet ved Rømøs sydspids (omkring her) på et bombetogt til Hamborg.  p051MACR
Se også Google Map 57 + 630 Squadron.

Sgt L. C. Bentley blev fundet drevet ind ved Nymindegab (omkring her). Han blev begravet i Esbjerg den 18. august 1942.
Den 14. marts 1944 blev Sgt D. S. Fisk fundet  drevet ind ved Ballum sluse (omkring her). Han blev begravet i Esbjerg den 17. marts 1944.
Sgt F. W. Wade har ingen kendt grav.
Sgt T. C. Bartle, P/O I. H. Collett og P/O J. S. Walters blev taget til fange. (Kilde: AOD) De blev ført til Tyske krigsfangelejre.

Sgt T.C.Bartle blev interneret i L8B Teschen / L6 Heydekrug  / 357 Fallingbostel. P/O I.H.Collett RNZAF i  L1 Barth / L3 Sagan.
P/O J.S.Walters i L1 Barth / L3 Sagan / 21D Warthelager / L3 Sagan. (Alvorlige sår i ansigtet. 5 uger i Hohemark). (Kilde: Lost Bombers)  6 flyvere.

On 26 October 1941 WEL Z8946 crashed in the tidal waters south of Rømø (about here) on a bombing raid on Hamburg.  p051MACR
 See also Google Map 57 + 630 Squadron.

Sgt L. C. Bentley was found drifted ashore at Nymindegab (about here). He was buried in Esbjerg on 18 August 1942.
On 14 March 1944 Sgt D. S. Fisk was found drifted ashore at the Ballum Locks (about here). He was buried in Esbjerg on 17 March 1944.
Sgt F. W. Wade has no known grave.
Sgt T. C. Bartle, P/O I. H. Collett and P/O J. S. Walters were taken to German POW-Camps.

Sgt T.C.Bartle was interned in Camps 8B Teschen / L6 Heydekrug / 357Fallingbostel. P/O I.H.Collett RNZAF in Camps L1 Barth / L3 Sagan.
P/O J.S.Walters in Camps L1 Barth / L3 Sagan / 21D Warthelager / L3 Sagan, (Severe facial injuries. 5 weeks in Hohemark). (Source: Lost Bombers)

See No.57 Squadron RAF in Wikipedia * 57 & 630 Squadron Association * Wellington *  Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.
Wellington Ic Z8946 DX-S took off from RAF Feltwell at 18.10 hrs on 26 OCT 1941. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this.) 6 airmen.