M. J. Simpson                                                                                       Updated: 11 OCT 2021

Airman: o888460.htm Surname: Simpson Init: M J Rank: Sgt Service: RCAF Sqdn: 207

P_link: p323.htm Plane: LAN ND522 Operation: Minelaying Crash_site: Sea NW of Mandø

Crash_d: d220544 Buried_d: o888 C_link: o888.htm At_Next: POW

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.