

Cornelius James Porter Photo: Knud Riis
Updated: 04 MAR 2021
Airman: a014024.htm
Surname: Porter Init: C J Rank: P/O Service: RCAF
Sqdn: 419
P_link: p073.htm
Plane: WEL X3480 Operation: Bomb G Crash_site: Near Rejsby
Crash_d: d090542 Buried_d: b120542
C_link: c014.htm At_Next: Esbjerg, A3. 11.
5
Den 9. maj 1942 styrtede
WEL X3480 ned
nær Rejsby (som er
her) i
forbindelse med
et bombetogt til
Warnemünde - eller lavede en
hård nødlanding. Det blev ramt af flak,
der lavede alvorlige skader på flyet og dræbte P/O Porter.
(Lost bombers)
p073MACR: Styrtede 02.40 09 MAJ. Porter blev begravet i Esbjerg den 12. maj 1942
(Kilde: FAF)
Pilot Officer (Air Observer) Cornelius James
Porter var fra Canada.
(Kilde:
CWGC)
1 flyver fra
WEL X3480 blev begravet i Esbjerg. 5 flyvere
blev ført til
Tyske krigsfangelejre.
6 flyvere.
On 9 May 1942
WEL X3480 crashed near Rejsby (which is
here) in
connection with a
bombing
raid on Warnemünde - or made a hard forced landing. It was hit by flak, severely damaging
the aircraft and killing P/O Porter. (Lost bombers)
p073MACR: Crashed at 02.40 hrs on 09 MAY.
Porter was buried in Esbjerg on 12 May 1942 (Source: FAF)
Pilot Officer (Air Observer) Cornelius James
Porter was from Canada. (Source: CWGC)
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial has
this.
His name is engraved on the
Memorial Wall at the BC Museum of
Canada.
He
is remembered on
The Walls of Names at the
International Bomber Command Centre, Phase 2,P 227.
1 airman from
WEL X3480 was buried in Esbjerg. 5 airmen were taken to
German POW-Camps.
See
No. 6 Group and the Canadian Squadrons *
No. 419 (Moose) Squadron
419 Squadron RCAF 1941 to 1945
has
Crew of Wellington X3480.
Wellington III
X3840 VR-J took off from RAF Mildenhall
at 22.15 hrs. on 08 MAY 1942. (Source:
Aircrew Remembered has
this).
p073MACR: Wellington III X3480.
X3840? X3480? X3480!!! 6 airmen.
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