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Den 27. august 1944 kl. 15.20 styrtede P51
44-13733 ved Grådyb omkring
her. Det
var blevet ramt af flak. Se detaljer ved piloten. (Kilde: MACR)
(Kilde: Kortet Flystyrt ved Esbjerg af Torben
Thorsen og Morten S. Jensen)
"Jeg fløj ved siden af Lt Anderson. Vi havde
netop beskudt mål i Esbjerg og var ved at flyve ud over kystlinjen, da
maskingeværer og let antiluftskyts åbnede op mod os fra kystbatterier. Jeg så en
byge a kugler ramme nær Lt Andersons fly. Derpå så jeg hans cockpit blive ramt.
Vi fløj meget lavt, og han gik lige ned. Der var ingen eksplosion, og jeg så
ikke Lt Anderson forlade sit fly." (MACR) 1st Lt (Pilot) Harry M. Anderson
har ingen kendt grav.
Hans navn findes på Tablets of the Missing,
Cambridge American
Cemetery, England.
Han kom i tjenesten fra Washington. Hæderstegn:
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 6 Oak
Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart.
(Kilde: ABMC)
"Den
27. august 1944 udsendtes 1200 amerikanske bombefly mod Berlin, men på grund af
ugunstige vejrforhold over Nordtyskland angreb en del af de udsendte
fly andre
mål på Kontinentet.
Et af disse mål var Esbjerg flyveplads, hvor ca. 60 B-17 fly nedkastede mere end
200 bomber, hvilket gjorde flyvepladsen ubrugelig i
resten af krigen." (FAF) Den gamle Esbjerg flyveplads lå i
området
omkring dette punkt. Nu er det en del af byen Esbjerg. (Kilde: Søren Diers)
Se også
Farlige jagere.
"Ingen fjendtlige fly blev set og vores jagerstøtte var fremragende." (Mission
Report Nr. 233 fra 303rd Bomb Group Heavy)
Se også P-51 Mustang - Photos.
Mistet under denne mission: B17 43-37629 *
B17 42-37841 * P51 43-25049 * P51
44-13733 * P51 44-13951 * P51
44-13991 * P51 42-106480. (Kilde: AOD)
1 flyver.
 On 27 August 1944 at 15.20 hours P51
44-13733 crashed near Graadyb about
here. It
had been hit by flak. See details at the pilot. (Source: MACR)
(Source: The map Air Crashes at Esbjerg by
Torben Thorsen and Morten S. Jensen)
"I was flying on Lt Anderson's wing. We had just
strafed Esbjerg A/D and were crossing the shore line when machine gun and light
flak opened up on us from shore
batteries. I saw the spray from bullets hitting near Lt Anderson's plane. Then I
saw strikes on his cockpit. We were on the deck and he went straight in. There
was no explosion and I did not see Lt Anderson leave his ship." (MACR) 1st Lt
(Pilot) Harry M. Anderson has no known grave.
His name is inscribed on Tablets of the Missing
at
Cambridge American
Cemetery, England.
He entered the Service from Washington.
Awards:
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 6 Oak
Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart.
(Source: ABMC)
"On 27 August 1944 1200 American bombers
were to target Berlin, but due to unfavourable weather conditions over North
Germany some of the dispatched
planes attacked other targets on the Continent.
One of these targets was Esbjerg Airfield where about 60 B-17s dropped more than 200 bombs which made the airfield useless
for the rest of the war." (FAF) The old Esbjerg Airfield was in
the area around
this point. Now it is a part of the town of Esbjerg. (Source: Søren Diers)
"No enemy aircraft were seen and friendly fighter
support was excellent." (Mission
Report No. 233 from 303rd Bomb Group Heavy)
See P-51 Mustang - Photos.
Lost on this mission: B17 43-37629 *
B17 42-37841 * P51 43-25049 * P51
44-13733 * P51 44-13951 * P51
44-13991 * P51 42-106480. (Source: AOD)
This
P-51 belonged to the
55th Fighter
Squadron, see
fact sheet
and 55 FS,
20 FG, 67 FW, 1 BD, 8 AF of the USAAF. It took off from
Kings
Cliffe Airfield.
1 airman.
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