Stirling IV LK149 - The North Sea                                                                 Updated: 12 JAN 2012

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
e777756.htm Batten H T F/S RAF 138 p397r.htm STI LK149 Drop in DK The North Sea d230245 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777755.htm Cole G Sgt RAF 138 p397r.htm STI LK149 Drop in DK The North Sea d230245 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777754.htm Hasler B R F/Sgt RAF 138 p397r.htm STI LK149 Drop in DK The North Sea d230245 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a100004.htm Letts G A Sgt RAF 138 p397r.htm STI LK149 Drop in DK The North Sea d230245 b250245 c100.htm Sdr. Nissum
a100005.htm Sharman A P/O RAF 138 p397r.htm STI LK149 Drop in DK The North Sea d230245 b010345 c100.htm Sdr. Nissum
e777753.htm Sinkinson E W F/Sgt RAF 138 p397r.htm STI LK149 Drop in DK The North Sea d230245 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a063005.htm Webster F W Sgt RAF 138 p397r.htm STI LK149 Drop in DK The North Sea d230245 b010745 c063.htm Nr. Haurvig

Natten til den 24. februar 1945 styrtede STI LK149 i Nordsøen. Det var på vej med våbenforsyninger til en modtageplads ved Hobro (her). Alle 7 flyvere omkom. (Kilde: FAF) 4 flyvere fra STI LK149 har ingen kendt grav. 2 er begravet i Sdr. Nissum og 1 i Nr. Haurvig. Mere ved hver enkelt flyver.

69 omkomne flyvere fra dette og 14 andre fly mindes på Mindetavlen i Rebild. De mistede livet under nedkastningsoperationer til modstandsbevægelsen.
Af samme grund mindes de i London. Se 69 flyvere - St. Clement Danes. Se Google Map Rebild med 15 fly mistet med tab af 69 liv + 3 fly mistet uden tab af liv.

7 flyvere.

STI LK149 crashed in the North Sea on the night before 24 February 1945. It was on its way with supplies of weapons to a drop zone at Hobro (here). All 7 airmen perished. (Source: FAF) 4 airmen from STI LK149 have no known grave. 2 are buried in Sdr. Nissum and 1 in Nr. Haurvig. More at each airman.

69 perished airmen from this and 14 other planes are commemorated on the Memorial Tablet in Rebild. They lost their lives in supply operations.
For the same reason they are commemorated in London. See 69 airmen - St. Clement Danes. See Google Map Rebild with 15 + 3 planes lost.

See Bomber Command No. 138 (Special) Squadron * No. 138 Squadron * Roll of Honour, Tempsford * This Stirling took off from RAF Tempsford
See also  Tempsford Special Duties Squadrons * A History of RAF Tempsford * The Tempsford Airfield Pages. Google Map Rebild with 15 + 3 planes.

7 airmen. Lost Bombers has this.