Den 22. maj 1944 styrtede
LAN ND522 i
Vadehavet nord for Mandø - måske omkring
her.
Se
p323MACR.
J. A. Freeman blev begravet den 27. maj 1944 i Esbjerg.
4 flyvere har ingen kendt grav.
2 flyvere sprang ud med faldskærm og blev taget til fange.
(Kilde: FAF) De
blev
ført til
Tyske krigsfangelejre.
Sgt M.J. Simpson blev interneret i
L7 Bankau, F/O P.E. Walshe i L3 Sagan. (Kilde: Lost Bombers)
Flyet var på en minelægningoperation over området Forget-Me-Not, Kiel Havn.
Se
Minelægningsområder.
Se Lancaster fotos. 7 flyvere.
On 22 May 1944
LAN ND522 crashed into the waters north of Mandø - maybe
about
here.
See p323MACR.
J. A. Freeman was buried in Esbjerg on 27 May 1944.
4 airmen have no known grave.
2 airmen bailed out and were taken prisoners. (Source: FAF) They
were
taken to
German POW-Camps.
Sgt M.J. Simpson was interned in Camp
L7 Bankau, F/O P.E.
Walshe in Camp L3 Sagan.
(Source: Lost Bombers)
The plane was on a minelaying operation over the area
Forget-Me-Not, Kiel Harbour.
See
Minelaying areas.
See
No. 207 Squadron - Wikipedia *
207 Squadron Association *
RAF-Lincolnshire.info *
Lancaster Photos. Lancaster III ND522 EM-J
took off from RAF Spilsby
at 22.10 hrs on 21 MAY 1944. (Source:
Aircrew Remembered has
this.)
7 airmen.
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