Nedstyrtningsstedet er
her.
(Kilde: Kristen Bak) Se nedstyrtningsstedet og dele af flyet. Se den lange version
Flystyrt, flugt og frelse af Vagn Vadgaard Kjær.
Se
Google Map p369 Lancaster PB436
om flyet og de 7 flyvere. Se
HJV om flyet * Foto af besætningen
*
Operation 30 AUGUST 1944 - ruter og tab.
29-30. august 1944 (kl.
02.10). Gunderup gård, 14
km S for Løgstør.
Lancaster B.III, PB436 (QR-D). 61 BS, 5 BG, Skellingthorpe, Lincs. (Königsberg).
Kl. 20.19 lettede F/Sgt. Bruce Frank Loneon og
hans besætning på deres 6. togt. Natten mellem den 26. og 27. august havde
de deltaget i angrebet på Königsberg, så de var forberedt på den næsten 11
timer lange tur. Udturen og angrebet var begivenhedsløst, og på hjemturen
sad besætningen allerede og glædede sig til morgenmaden, da de kort efter
passagen af den jyske østkyst ved Mariager Fjord uden varsel blev ramt af
tysk flak. Den inderste styrbordsmotor brød øjeblikkelig i brand, og F/
Sgt. Loneon måtte kort efter give besætningen ordre til at springe
ud med faldskærm.
Alle syv besætningsmedlemmer kom fri af flyet og
landede sikkert med faldskærm, men fem blev
hurtigt fundet af tyskerne. - " (FT 91-5-32)
The crash site is
here.
(Source: Kristen Bak) See the crash site and Parts of the
plane. See the long version Air crash, escape
and rescue by Vagn Vadgaard Kjær.
Google Map p369 Lancaster PB436
about the plane and the 7 airmen.
HJV about the plane
* Photo of the crew *
Operation 30 AUGUST 1944 - routes and losses.
"29 - 30 August 1944 (At
02.10 hours). Gunderupgaard, 14
km S of Løgstør.
Lancaster B.III, PB436 (QR-D). 61 BS, 5 BG, Skellingthorpe, Lincs.
(Königsberg).
At 20.19 hours F/Sgt Bruce Frank Loneon and his
crew took off on their 6th raid. On the night between 26 and 27 August they had
participated in the bombing raid on Königsberg, so they were prepared for the
flight of nearly 11 hours. The outward flight and the attack were uneventful, and
on the return flight the crew were already looking forward to breakfast when shortly after having passed the east coast of Jutland near the Mariager
Fjord they were hit by German flak. The inner starboard engine immediately caught
fire and F/Sgt Loneon very soon had to order the crew to bail out.
All 7 members of the crew successfully bailed out and landed safely, but 5 of
them were soon found by the Germans. - " (FT 91-5-32)
2 airmen escaped
and 4 airmen were
taken to
German POW-Camps.
Sgt D.A.Bragg was interned in Camp
L7 Bankau with Sgt F.E.Finch, Sgt J.C.Longhurst, Sgt E.Harris, and Sgt W.G.Winkley. (Lost Bombers)
See
No.
61 Squadron in Wikipedia
*
No. 50 & 61 Squadrons
Association * Lancaster photos.
Lancaster III PB436 QR-D
took off from
RAF Skellingthorpe
at 20.19 hrs on 27 AUG 1944. (Source:
Aircrew Remembered
has
this.)
Historical Collection Himmerland
has more about this plane and its
crew. See also p369MACR. 7 airmen.
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