Halifax III MZ865 - The Baltic Sea south of Sweden                               Updated:  10 JAN 2012

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
e222011.htm Barnes GJL Sgt RCAF 429 p395.htm HAL MZ865 Minelaying Sea S of Sweden d140245 e222p e222p.htm Pålsjö, S
a055006.htm Bostwick S E F/Sgt RCAF 429 p395.htm HAL MZ865 Minelaying Sea S of Sweden d140245 b200745 c055.htm Magleby - L
e222009.htm Charlton R C F/Lt RCAF 429 p395.htm HAL MZ865 Minelaying Sea S of Sweden d140245 e222p e222p.htm Pålsjö, S
e222010.htm Fedorchuk W P/O RCAF 429 p395.htm HAL MZ865 Minelaying Sea S of Sweden d140245 e222p e222p.htm Pålsjö, S
e777181.htm McCallum R J P/O RCAF 429 p395.htm HAL MZ865 Minelaying Sea S of Sweden d140245 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a043001.htm Rainford K W F/O RCAF 429 p395.htm HAL MZ865 Minelaying Sea S of Sweden d140245 b310545 c043.htm Karlslunde
e222012.htm Thorne R A F/O RCAF 429 p395.htm HAL MZ865 Minelaying Sea S of Sweden d140245 e222m e222m.htm Malmø, S


Natten mellem den 14. og 15. februar 1945 bombede 717 RAF bombefly Chemnitz (her), mens 30 Lancasters og 24 Halifaxes minerede i Kadetrenden omkring her.
Den forholdsvis lille mineringsstyrke blev hurtigt opdaget af tysk radar, og JU88´ere skød 5 Halifaxes og 1 Lancaster ned. Voldsom luftkamp over Falsterbo og flere nedskudte bombefly blev observeret. HAL MZ865 styrtede i havet her NV for Falsterbo den 14. februar 1945 omkring kl. 21.00. I løbet af foråret og sommeren 1945
blev 6 omkomne besætningsmedlemmer fundet. (Kilde: FT 88-42-40)

Hele besætningen omkom. 4 blev begravet i Sverige, 1 på Magleby Kirkegaard på Langeland, 1 på Karlslunde Kirkegaard og 1 har ingen kendt grav.

Se Minelægningsområder. 7 flyvere.

717 RAF bombers bombed Chemnitz (here) on the night between 14 and 15 February 1945, while 30 Lancasters and 24 Halifaxes mined the Kadet Channel
about here. The rather small formation for mining was quickly spotted by German radar and JU88´s shot down 5 Halifaxes and 1 Lancaster. There was a heavy
aerial battle over Falsterbo and it was observed that several bombers were shot down. HAL MZ865 ditched in the sea here northwest of Falsterbo on 14 February 1945 about 21:00. 6 perished crew members were found during the spring and the summer of 1945. (Source: FT 88-42-40)

All of the crew of 7 perished. 4 airmen were buried in Sweden, 1 in Magleby, Langeland, 1 in Karlslunde and 1 has no known grave.

See Bomber Command No. 429 Squadron RCAF * No. 429 Squadron of Canadian Wings * RAF - Handley Page Halifax * Minelaying areas.
This Halifax took of from RAF Leeming.