Lancaster III ED818 - Vresen Ø (Island)                                                Updated:  09 NOV 2011

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
e777289.htm Colwill W J Sgt RAF 12 p161.htm LAN ED818 Bomb G Vresen Ø (Island) d210443 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a060006.htm Cryer R P P/O RAF 12 p161.htm LAN ED818 Bomb G Vresen Ø (Island) d210443 b111111 c060.htm Nyborg
e777290.htm Durrant H V Sgt RAF 12 p161.htm LAN ED818 Bomb G Vresen Ø (Island) d210443 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a060007.htm Jones G F F/O RAF 12 p161.htm LAN ED818 Bomb G Vresen Ø (Island) d210443 b050643 c060.htm Nyborg
a048007.htm Peake F T Sgt RAF 12 p161.htm LAN ED818 Bomb G Vresen Ø (Island) d210443 b230743 c048.htm K - Bispebjerg
a014248.htm Richards J C S/Ldr RAF 12 p161.htm LAN ED818 Bomb G Vresen Ø (Island) d210443 b300443 c014.htm Esbjerg
a069020.htm Rummery L A Sgt RAF 12 p161.htm LAN ED818 Bomb G Vresen Ø (Island) d210443 b270443 c069.htm Odense


"På en mission til Stettin (her) blev et Lancaster fly natten til den 21. april 1943 ramt over Storebælt. Den nedstyrtede ved Vresen Ø,
nord for Langeland. Hele besætningen omkom." (FAF) Vresen Ø er her.

2 flyvere fra LAN ED818 har ingen kendt grav. 2 er begravet i Nyborg, 1 i København (Bispebjerg), 1 i Esbjerg og 1 i Odense.

7 flyvere. Se Lancaster fotos og  Stettin + Rostock 20 - 21 April 1943.

On the night before 21 April 1943 on a mission to Stettin (here) LAN ED818 crashed into the sea at Vresen Island north of Langeland.
All of the crew perished. (Source: FAF) Vresen Island is here.

2 airmen from LAN ED818 have no known grave. 2 are buried in Nyborg, 1 in Copenhagen (Bispebjerg), 1 in Esbjerg and 1 in Odense.

See Bomber Command No. 12 Squadron and  12 Squadron RAF  at RAF-Lincolnshire.info

RAF Wickenby Memorial Collection. This Lancaster - see Lancaster Photos - took off from RAF Wickenby.

7 airmen. Lost Bombers has this. See Stettin + Rostock 20 - 21 April 1943.