Halifax BII JB842 - Fehmarn Belt 77 Squadron LINKS Updated: 13 MAY 2022
Airman | Surname | Init | Rank | Service | Sqdn | P_link | Plane | Operation | Crash_site | Crash_d | Buried_d | C_link | At_Next |
e444043.htm | Armstrong | J R | F/O | RAF | 077 | p145.htm | HAL JB842 | Bomb G | The Fehmarn Belt | d300343 | e444b | e444b.htm | Berlin, GER |
e777570.htm | Bowen | E S | Sgt | RAF | 077 | p145.htm | HAL JB842 | Bomb G | The Fehmarn Belt | d300343 | e777 | e777.htm | NO KNOWN |
e444042.htm | Brough | R | F/Sgt | RAF | 077 | p145.htm | HAL JB842 | Bomb G | The Fehmarn Belt | d300343 | e444b | e444b.htm | Berlin, GER |
a096009.htm | Donald | J M | Sgt | RAF | 077 | p145.htm | HAL JB842 | Bomb G | The Fehmarn Belt | d300343 | b120643 | c096.htm | Svinø |
e444040.htm | Metcalf | A | F/O | RAF | 077 | p145.htm | HAL JB842 | Bomb G | The Fehmarn Belt | d300343 | e444b | e444b.htm | Berlin, GER |
e444041.htm | Newman | C H | F/Sgt | RAF | 077 | p145.htm | HAL JB842 | Bomb G | The Fehmarn Belt | d300343 | e444b | e444b.htm | Berlin, GER |
e777571.htm | Smith | A F | F/Sgt | RAF | 077 | p145.htm | HAL JB842 | Bomb G | The Fehmarn Belt | d300343 | e777 | e777.htm | NO KNOWN |
On 30 March 1943 HAL JB842 crashed into the Fehmarn Belt (maybe about here north of Fehmarn). "329 planes attacked
Berlin and due to difficult
weather conditions and bad marking of the target the attack failed. 21 planes
were lost. During the bombing run "Mission: Dropping of leaflets and bombing. Target: Berlin." (p145MACR) Notice Last Operation Information from the IBCC at each of the perished airmen. 1 airman from HAL JB842 was buried at Svinø and 4 in Berlin. 2 airmen have no known grave. 7 airmen.
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