Halifax BII JB842 - Fehmarn Belt                                                          Updated:  17 JAN 2012

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 77 p145.htm HAL JB842 Bomb G Fehmarn Belt d300343 e444 e444.htm GERMANY
e777570.htm Bowen E S Sgt RAF 77 p145.htm HAL JB842 Bomb G Fehmarn Belt d300343 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777571.htm Smith A F F/Sgt RAF 77 p145.htm HAL JB842 Bomb G Fehmarn Belt d300343 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a096009.htm Donald J M Sgt RAF 77 p145.htm HAL JB842 Bomb G Fehmarn Belt d300343 b120643 c096.htm Svinø
e444040.htm Metcalf A F/O RAF 77 p145.htm HAL JB842 Bomb G Fehmarn Belt d300343 e444 e444.htm GERMANY
e444041.htm Newman C H F/Sgt RAF 77 p145.htm HAL JB842 Bomb G Fehmarn Belt d300343 e444 e444.htm GERMANY
e444042.htm Brough R F/Sgt RAF 77 p145.htm HAL JB842 Bomb G Fehmarn Belt d300343 e444 e444.htm GERMANY


Den 30. marts 1943 styrtede HAL JB842 i Fehmarn Belt (måske omkring her).

"329 fly angreb Berlin og på grund af vanskelige vejrforhold og dårlig markering af målet mislykkedes angrebet. 21 fly gik tabt. Under indflyvningen til Berlin blev JB842 angrebet af en tysk natjager, og nær den nordtyske kyst eksploderede flyet i luften, hvorved alle besætningsmedlemmer blev dræbt." (FT 86-88-8)

"Opgave: Nedkastning af brochurer og bomber. Mål: Berlin."  (MACR)

1 flyver fra HAL JB842 blev begravet på Svinø og 4 i Berlin. 2 flyvere har ingen kendt grav. 7 flyvere.

On 30 March 1943 HAL JB842 crashed into the Fehmarn Belt (maybe about here).

"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
on Berlin JB842 was attacked by a German night fighter, and near the coast of North Germany the plane exploded in the air killing all on board." (FT 86-88-8)

"Mission: Dropping of leaflets and bombing. Target: Berlin." (MACR)

1 airman from HAL JB842 was buried at Svinø and 4 in Berlin. 2 airmen have no known grave.
See Bomber Command No. 77 Squadron * 77 Squadron Association * RAF - Handley Page Halifax. This Halifax took off from RAF Elvington. 7 airmen.