Reg Massey                                                                                          Updated: 09 OCT 2021

Airman: o888077.htm Surname: Massey Init: R Rank: Sgt Service: RAF Sqdn: 100

P_link: p290.htm Plane: LAN ND675 Operation: Minelaying Crash_site: Near Filskov

Crash_d: d100444 Buried_d: o888 C_link: o888.htm At_Next: POW

Den 10. april 1944 styrtede LAN ND675 ned ved jernbanelinjen nord for Filskov omkring her på hjemtur efter en minelægningsoperation. (FAF) Se p290MACR.

"Natten til den 10. april 1944 foretog RAF en stor mineudlægningsoperation ved Danzig (Gdansk). I forbindelse med overflyvningen af dansk område blev mindst 7 britiske bombefly skudt ned, mens flere nedstyrtede i Nordsøen, i større eller mindre afstand fra Vestkysten. Fra 6 fly nedstyrtet i Midtjylland, og 2 i Nordsøen, ligger
35 omkomne flyvere begravet i Esbjerg. Samtlige flyvere begravedes den 15. april 1944." (FAF)
Se Minelægningsområder.

4 flyvere blev ført til Tyske krigsfangelejre. "Sgt W. Banks blev interneret i lejrene L6 Heydekrug / 357 Thorn-Fallingbostel med Sgt R. Massey og Sgt W. Rayment.
F/S R. R. Lambe i lejr L3 Sagan." (Lost Bombers)

Den 5. maj 2008 blev et monument afsløret her ved nedstyrtningsstedet. Samme dag afsløredes et monument for besætningen på WEL BK368.

2 flyvere er begravet i Esbjerg, 4 blev taget til fange og sendt til Tyske krigsfangelejre. 1 undslap til Sverige. 7 flyvere.

On 10 April 1944 LAN ND675 crashed near the railway line north of Filskov about here on the return flight from a minelaying operation. (FAF) See p290MACR.

"On the night before April 10 1944 a big minelaying operation at Danzig (Gdansk) was carried out by the RAF. At least 7 British bombers were shot down as
they flew over Danish territory, and several crashed into the North Sea, off the west coast of Jutland. From 6 planes crashed in the central part of Jutland, and 2 in
the North Sea, 35 airmen were buried in Esbjerg. All of the airmen were buried on April 15 1944." (FAF)
See Minelaying areas.

4 airmen were taken to German POW-Camps. "Sgt W. Banks was interned in Camps L6 Heydekrug / 357 Thorn-Fallingbostel with Sgt R.Massey and Sgt W.Rayment. F/S R. R. Lambe in Camp L3 Sagan." (Lost Bombers)

On 5 May, 2008 a  monument was unveiled here at the crash site. On the same day a monument to the crew of WEL BK368 was unveiled.

2 airmen are buried in Esbjerg, 4 became POWs and were taken to German POW-Camps. 1 evaded to Sweden.

See  No. 100 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia * 100 Squadron Association * RAF-Lincolnshire with RAF Grimsby and 100 Squadron. See Lancaster Photos.
Lancaster III ND675 HW-S took off from RAF Grimsby at 21.23 hrs on 09 APR 1944. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this.) 7 airmen.