|
 Den 9. maj 1942 styrtede
WEL X3480 ned
nær Rejsby (som er
her) i forbindelse med
et bombetogt til
Warnemünde.
p073MACR: Styrtede 02.40 09 MAJ.
- eller lavede en
hård nødlanding. Det blev ramt af flak, der lavede alvorlige skader på flyet og
dræbte P/O Porter.
(Lost bombers)
De 5 andre besætningsmedlemmer blev taget til fange. De blev ført til de nævnte
lejre. (Kilde: Lost
Bombers)
Giddens L3 Sagan
MacCallum L3 Sagan / L6 Heydekrug / L4 Gross Tychow
Robinson L3 Sagan / L6 Heydekrug / L4 Gross Tychow
McKinley L3 Sagan / L6 Heydekrug / L4 Gross Tychow
MacMillan 9C Mühlhausen / 357
Thorn/Fallingbostel
1 flyver fra
WEL X3480 blev begravet i Esbjerg. 5 flyvere
blev ført til
Tyske krigsfangelejre.
6 flyvere.
 On 9 May 1942
WEL X3480 crashed near Rejsby (which is
here) in
connection with a
bombing
raid on Warnemünde.
- or made a hard forced landing. It was hit by flak, severely damaging the
aircraft and killing P/O Porter. (Lost bombers)
p073MACR: Crashed at 02.40 hrs on 09 MAY
Porter was buried in Esbjerg on 12 May 1942 (Source: FAF)
The other 5 crew members were captured. They were
taken to the camps mentioned here. (Source: Lost Bombers)
Giddens
L3 Sagan
MacCallum L3 Sagan /
L6 Heydekrug /
L4 Gross Tychow
Robinson
L3 Sagan /
L6 Heydekrug /
L4 Gross Tychow
McKinley
L3 Sagan /
L6 Heydekrug /
L4 Gross Tychow
MacMillan
9C Mühlhausen /
357
Thorn/Fallingbostel
1 airman from
WEL X3480 was buried in Esbjerg. 5 airmen were taken to
German POW-Camps.
See
No. 6 Group and the Canadian Squadrons *
No. 419 (Moose) Squadron *
419 Squadron RCAF 1941 to 1945
has
Crew of Wellington X3480.
Wellington III
X3840 VR-J took off from RAF Mildenhall
at 22.15 hrs. on 08 MAY 1942. (Source:
Aircrew Remembered has
this).
p073MACR: Wellington III X3480.
X3840? X3480? X3480!!! 6 airmen.
|
