Den 12. januar 1945 styrtede HAL LV998 i Flensborg Fjord ved Flensborg omkring her (Kilde: Svend Gram, se Øjenvidneberetning) under en
minelægningsoperation. Se Minelægningsområder - WALLFLOWER.

6 flyvere omkom og 1 flyver blev krigsfange.

Flying Officer James G. Agnew blev ført til Dulag Luft Oberursel og Wetzlar. Næste dag til en krigsfangelejr ved Nürnberg.
Da amerikanske tropper kom nærmere, blev krigsfangerne sendt på en march på 14 dage til Stalag 7A Moosburg.
De blev befriet den 29. april 1945 og den 11. maj 1945 var de tilbage i England. (Kilde: AOD)

3 flyvere fra HAL LV998 blev begravet i Aabenraa, 2 i Tyskland, 1 har ingen kendt grav og 1 mand blev krigsfange og ført til Tyske krigsfangelejre.
Se Halifax Print og folk bag en Halifax klar til en mission. 7 flyvere.

On 12 January 1945 HAL LV998 crashed into the Flensborg Fjord near Flensburg about here. (Source: Svend Gram) on a minelaying operation.
See Minelaying areas - WALLFLOWER.  6 airmen perished and 1 airman became a prisoner of war.

Flying Officer James G. Agnew was taken to Dulag Luft Oberursel and Wetzlar. The next day he was taken to a POW camp near Nuremburg.
When American forces came closer, the POWs were sent on a 14 days march to Stalag 7A Moosburg, see Critical Past.
On 29 April 1945 they were liberated and they were back in England on 11 May 1945. (Source: AOD)

3 airmen from HAL LV998 were buried in Aabenraa, 2 in Germany, 1 has no known grave and 1 was captured and taken to German POW-Camps.

See No. 6 Group and the Canadian Squadrons * No. 424 (Tiger) Squadron *  424 Squadron RCAF Association * 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron
Halifax *  Halifax-BC Museum.Canada * Halifax-RAF Museum * Halifax-The Yorkshire Air Museum * Halifax Print and Halifax - Bless 'Em All.
This Halifax took off from RAF Skipton on Swale.  7 airmen.