Sergeant Alfred Robinson, 21 år, var søn af George og Dinah Elizabeth
Robinson, Carlisle, United Kingdom.
Hans navn er på Panel 163 på the
Runnymede Memorial blandt mere end 20.000 navne
på flyvere, der ikke har en kendt grav. (Kilde:
CWGC)
Den 8. oktober 1943 styrtede
STI EJ106 i Skagerrak vest for
Løkken, måske omkring
her. Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift skriver:
7.-8. oktober 1943 (kl. 00.15). Jammerbugten.
Stirling Mk. IH, EJ106 (OJ-O). 149 BS, 3 BG, Lakenheath, Suffolk.
Minering: »Silverthorn
12«, syd for Læsø (omkring
her).
7 MIA.
Medens 343 bombefly fløj
til Stuttgart, minerede 79 bombefly
fra Brest til
Skagen. Fra mineringsstyrken gik tre Stirlings tabt. To i
nærheden af de
frisiske øer (her), og en på vej til
Kattegat. Lidt over midnat blev et brændende fly rapporteret
nedstyrtet V for Løkken (måske
omkring
her). Umiddelbart efter
nedstyrtningen blev nogle signalraketter observeret, og redningsbåden fra Løkken
(her)
stod ud. Efter 12 timers eftersøgning vendte båden tilbage uden resultat.
Man
har ikke siden fundet spor efter EJ 106 og de syv besætningsmedlemmer." (FT
89-70-29) 7 flyvere.
Se
Minelægningsområder.
Sergeant Alfred Robinson, 21, was
the son of George and Dinah Elizabeth Robinson, of Carlisle, United Kingdom.
He is commemorated on the
Runnymede Memorial, Panel 163, among more than 20,000
airmen who have no known grave. (Source:
CWGC)
He
is remembered on
The Walls of Names at the
International Bomber Command Centre, Phase 2, Panel 234.
On 8 October 1943
STI EJ106 crashed into the Skagerrak west of
Løkken,
maybe about
here. (Danish) Aviation Historical Review
writes:
"7 - 8 October 1943 (00:15). Jammerbugten.
Stirling Mk. IH, EJ106 (OJ-O). 149 BS, 3 BG, Lakenheath, Suffolk.
Minelaying: »Silverthorn
12«, south of Læsø (about
here).
7 MIA.
While 343 bombers flew to Stuttgart,
79 bombers laid mines from Brest
to Skagen.
3 Stirlings were lost from the minelaying formation. 2 near
the Frisian Islands (here)
and 1 on its way to the Kattegat. Shortly after midnight a burning plane was
reported to have crashed west of Løkken (maybe
about
here).
Some signal rockets were seen right after the crash, and the lifeboat from
Løkken sailed out. After a search of 12 hours the boat returned without any
result.
No trace has ever since been found of EJ 106 and the 7 crew members." (FT
89-70-29) See
Minelaying areas.
See
No. 149 Squadron
RAF - Wikipedia *
Stirling
Stirling III EJ106 OJ-O
took off from
RAF Lakenheath at 20:23 on 07 OCT 1943. (Source:
Aircrew Remembered
has this.)
7 airmen.
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