"Tre Liberators (B 24) patruljerede denne nat. 30 km nordøst for Skagen angreb den ene Liberator en tysk konvoj. Et skib blev muligvis ramt, men flyet kunne ikke foretage flere angreb, da beskydningen fra eskortefartøjerne var for intens. KK259 forsøgte muligvis også at angribe den samme konvoj.

Kl. 04.25 meldte piloten F/Lt B.L. Howell kort, at hans fly var beskadiget. Derefter ophørte al kontakt med flyet.
Liget af bombekasteren, F/O John Adam Wilson Heatlie, blev fundet ved Spirbakken (omkring her) den 6. september 1945, og to dage efter blev han begravet på Skagen Kirkegård. En af skytterne, Sgt G.A. Ellison, blev fundet på kysten ved Marstrand i Sverige, og han blev begravet på Kviberg Kirkegård ved Göteborg." (FT 89-73-44)

Flight Lieutenant John Edward McDonald, 23 år, var søn af John og Gladys Caroline McDonald, Streatham, London, United Kingdom; gift med Doris Irene McDonald, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Hæder: Mentioned in Despatches.
Hans navn er på Panel 265 på the Runnymede Memorial blandt mere end 20.000 navne på flyvere, der ikke har en kendt grav. (Kilde: CWGC)

10 flyvere fra B24 HK259 har ingen kendt grav. 12 flyvere.

"Three Liberators (B 24) were on patrol this night. One of the Liberators attacked a German convoy 30 km northeast of Skagen. Possibly one ship was hit, but the plane could not carry out more attacks due to too heavy shooting from the escort vessels. Also KK259 may have tried to attack the same convoy.

At 04:25 F/Lt (Pilot) B.L. Howell reported shortly that his plane was damaged.  All contact with the plane ceased after that report.
The body of F/O (Bomb Aimer) John Adam Wilson Heatlie was found at Spirbakken (about here) on 6 September 1945, and he was buried in Skagen Cemetery two days later. One of the gunners, Sgt G.A. Ellison, was found on the beach at Marstrand in Sweden, and he was buried in Kviberg Cemetery at Gothenburg." (FT 89-73-44)

Flight Lieutenant John Edward McDonald, 23, was the son of John and Gladys Caroline McDonald, of Streatham, London, United Kingdom, and the husband of Doris Irene McDonald, of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Awards: Mentioned in Despatches.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 265, among more than 20,000 airmen who have no known grave. (Source: CWGC)

10 airmen from B24 HK259 have no known grave.
This B-24 Liberator from  No. 206 Squadron - Wikipedia - a plane from Coastal Command - took off from RAF Leuchars. See RAF Leuchars - RAF Station homepage.
See 206 Squadron: Coastal Command.  See RAF air attacks and mines. Mines 1939-45. 12 airmen.