Peter F. Andrews                                                                                  Updated: 12 JUN 2022

Airman: o888316.htm Surname: Andrews Init: P F Rank: Sgt Service: RAF Sqdn: 10

P_link: p393.htm Plane: HAL MZ793 Operation: Minelaying Crash_site: At Sdr. Asmindrup

Crash_d: d140245 Buried_d: o888 C_link: o888.htm At_Next: POW

Den 14. februar 1945 styrtede hovedparten af HAL MZ793 ned omkring her 200 m nord for monument afsløret i 2005. (Kilde: AOD)
Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift skriver:

"14.-15.
februar 1945 (Kl. 20.41). Asmindrup, 7 km S for Holbæk. Halifax B.111 MZ793 (ZA-X). 10 BS, 4 BG, Melbourne, Yorkshire. (Minering ved Stettin)
Over
Sjælland blev flyet skudt i brand af en tysk natjager, og det lykkedes 5 besætningsmedlemmer at springe ud med faldskærm før flyet eksploderede
i luften, og de sidste to flyvere blev dræbt. To besætningsmedlemmer blev hurtigt taget til fange, men de sidste tre fik kontakt med modstandsbevægelsen,
der sørgede for en hurtig og sikker udskibning til Sverige." (FT 88-43-43) p393MACR har detaljer.

Wireless Operator, Sergeant P. Andrews og Air Bomber, Pilot Officer S. Chaderton blev fanget og ført til lejrene 13D Nürnberg og 7A Moosburg. (Kilde: Lost Bombers)

2 flyvere fra
HAL MZ793 blev begravet i Holbæk. 3 nåede Sverige og 2 flyvere blev blev ført til Tyske krigsfangelejre.
Se Halifax Print o
g folk bag en Halifax klar til en mission. 7 flyvere.

 On 14 February 1945 the main part of the fuselage of HAL MZ793 crashed about here 200 m north of the monument unveiled in 2005. (Source: AOD)

(Danish) Aviation Historical Review writes:
"
14.-15. February 1945 (20:41). Asmindrup, 7 km S of Holbæk. Halifax B.111 MZ793 (ZA-X). 10 BS, 4 BG, Melbourne, Yorkshire. (Minelaying at Stettin - Szczecin)
The plane burst into flames over Zealand due to fire from a German night fighter. 5 crew members managed to bail out before the plane exploded in the air, killing the remaining 2 airmen. 2 crew members were soon captured, but the last 3 airmen made contacts with the resistance movement which provided a speedy and safe transport by ship to Sweden.
" (FT 88-43-43) p393MACR has details.

Wireless Operator, Sergeant P. Andrews and Air Bomber, Pilot Officer S. Chaderton were captured and taken to Camps 13D Nürnberg and 7A Moosburg.
(Source: Lost Bombers)

2 airmen from HAL MZ793 were buried in Holbæk. 3 reached Sweden and 2 airmen were taken to German POW-Camps.

See No. 10 Squadron RAF-Wikipedia*RAF 10 Squadron Association * Handley Page Halifax * Halifax Print * Halifax-BC Museum.Canada * Halifax - Bless 'Em All.
Halifax III MZ793 ZA-X took off from RAF Melbourne at 18:07 on 14 APR 1945. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this.)                                        
YouTube video 37:20  Halifax MZ 793 - Lecture by crew members Peter Andrews and Jim Petre introduced by Dan Ch. Christensen, the author of THE CRASH.
 7 airmen.