WEL HE578 må være styrtet i Nordsøen den 3. august 1943.

"Efter at have udlagt miner i Elbens munding (her) kom et Wellington fly i vanskeligheder under returflyvningen den 3. august 1943.
Kl. 02.03 hørte man for sidste gang fra flyets radiotelegrafist. Flyet må være styrtet i havet. Hele besætningen omkom." (FAF)

Sergeant James Hamilton Connel, 23, was the son of John and Agnes Connel, of Dalmellington, Ayrshire, United Kingdom.
Hans navn er på Panel 145 på the Runnymede Memorial blandt mere end 20.000 navne på flyvere, der ikke har en kendt grav. (Kilde: CWGC)

1 flyver fra WEL HE578 blev begravet i Frederikshavn og 1 i Lemvig. 3 flyvere fra WEL HE578 har ingen kendt grav.

5 flyvere.

WEL HE578 must have crashed into the North Sea on 3 August 1943.

"After a minelaying operation in the Elbe estuary (here) a Wellington had difficulty on the return flight on 3 August 1943.
At 02.03 the last signal was heard from the Wireless Operator. The plane must have crashed into the sea. All of the crew perished." (FAF)

Sergeant James Hamilton Connel, 23, was the son of John and Agnes Connel, of Dalmellington, Ayrshire, United Kingdom.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 145, among more than 20,000 airmen who have no known grave. (Source: CWGC)

1 airman from WEL HE578 was buried in Frederikshavn and 1 i Lemvig. 3 airmen from WEL HE578 have no known grave.

See Bomber Command No. 166 Squadron and 166 Squadron RAF-Lincolnshire.info. This Wellington took off from RAF Kirmington. 

5 airmen.