Mosquito IV DK299 - Near Rejsby                                                        Updated:  29 JAN 2010

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
a014034.htm Gabe T A F/O RAF 105 p087.htm MOS DK299 Bomb G Near Rejsby d110742 b160742 c014.htm Esbjerg
a014035.htm Hughes G P F/Lt RCAF 105 p087.htm MOS DK299 Bomb G Near Rejsby d110742 b160742 c014.htm Esbjerg


Den 11. juli 1942 styrtede MOS DK299 ned ved Rejsby Å, måske omkring her.

"Ved aftenstid den 11. juli 1942 blev Flensborg (her angrebet af »Mosquito« fly.
Det var meningen, at 6 fly skulle angribe, men det synes, som om nogle angreb Tønder (her) i stedet for og bombede et tog mellem Døstrup og Skærbæk.
I alt 6 danske blev dræbt og 16 såret ved disse hændelser.

Et af de mod Flensborg udsendte fly, »Mosquito« DK 299, nedstyrtede (evt. nødlandede) ved Rejsby Å.

De 2 ombordværende omkom. Flyverne blev begravet den 16. juli 1942." (FAF)

Airwar over Denmark har mere om dette fly og dets besætning. 2 flyvere. Flere links i engelsk version.

On 11 July 1942 MOS DK299 crashed at Rejsby Å (Stream), maybe about here.

"In the evening of 11 July 1942 Flensburg was attacked by Mosquitoes.
6 planes were to attack, but it seems that instead some of them attacked Tønder (here) and bombed a train between Døstrup and Skærbæk.
Altogether 6 Danes were killed and 16 injured in these events.

One of the planes targeting Flensburg, »Mosquito« DK 299, crashed at Rejsby Å (Stream) - or made a hard forced landing.

The 2 crew members on board perished. The airmen were buried on 16 July 1942." (FAF)

See No. 105 Squadron at RAF Bomber Command 60th Anniversary and 105 Squadron. This Mosquito started from RAF Horsham.

Airwar over Denmark has more about this plane and its crew. 2 airmen. Lost Bombers has this.