Halifax VII NA672 - Ringkøbing Fjord                                                                 Updated:  08 JAN 2012

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
v996086.htm Christian H J Wt/O RNZAF 644 p430.htm HAL NA672 Drop in DK "Landed"Ringkøb.F d270445 v996 v996.htm EVD in DK
v996089.htm Hay R E Wt/O RNZAF 644 p430.htm HAL NA672 Drop in DK "Landed"Ringkøb.F d270445 v996 v996.htm EVD in DK
o888396.htm MacDougall R L P/O RCAF 644 p430.htm HAL NA672 Drop in DK "Landed"Ringkøb.F d270445 o888 o888.htm POW
v996087.htm Roberts M A Wt/O RNZAF 644 p430.htm HAL NA672 Drop in DK "Landed"Ringkøb.F d270445 v996 v996.htm EVD in DK
o888395.htm Roberts W T F/Sgt RAF 644 p430.htm HAL NA672 Drop in DK "Landed"Ringkøb.F d270445 o888 o888.htm POW
v996088.htm Southworth J Sgt RAF 644 p430.htm HAL NA672 Drop in DK "Landed"Ringkøb.F d270445 v996 v996.htm EVD in DK
 
HAL NA672 landede i vandet i Ringkøbing Fjord omkring her den 27. april 1945 efter at have nedkastet våben på Lolland omkring her.
Flyet ramte vandet kl. 01:15, da det kom for langt ned i forsøg på at undgå flak.

R. L. MacDougall og W. T. Roberts blev taget til fange af Værnemagten. H. J. Christian, R. E. Hay, M. A. Roberts og J. Southworth
holdt sig på fri fod til Danmarks befrielse, der blev meddelt i BBC nyhederne i radioen den 4. maj 1945 kl. 20:35. AOD har detaljer.

Se Google Map Rebild med 15 fly mistet med tab af 69 liv + 3 fly mistet uden tab af liv.
6 flyvere.

HAL NA672 landed in the water in the Ringkøbing Fjord about here on 27 April 1945 after having dropped weapons in Lolland about here.
The plane hit the water at 01:15, when it dived to avoid flak.

R. L. MacDougall and W. T. Roberts were captured by the Wehrmacht.
H. J. Christian, R. E. Hay, M. A. Roberts and J. Southworth remained uncaptured till the liberation of Denmark which was announced in
the BBC radio news on 4 May 1945 at 20:35. AOD has details.

See  644 Squadron of Historic Squadrons of the RAF.  644 Squadron in  WW2 RAF 38 Group, History and 644 Squadron in Unit Histories.
RAF - Handley Page Halifax.  This Halifax took off from RAF Tarrant-Rushton. See Google Map Rebild with 15 + 3 planes lost.
6 airmen.