Wellington III X3480 - Near Rejsby                                                         Updated:  04 MAR 2021

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
o888539.htm Giddens J D F/Sgt RCAF 419 p073.htm WEL X3480 Bomb G Near Rejsby d090542 o888 o888.htm POW
o888540.htm MacCallum C L Sgt RCAF 419 p073.htm WEL X3480 Bomb G Near Rejsby d090542 o888 o888.htm POW
o888538.htm MacMillan DKG F/Sgt RCAF 419 p073.htm WEL X3480 Bomb G Near Rejsby d090542 o888 o888.htm POW
o888542.htm McKinley B J F/Sgt RCAF 419 p073.htm WEL X3480 Bomb G Near Rejsby d090542 o888 o888.htm POW
a014024.htm Porter C J P/O RCAF 419 p073.htm WEL X3480 Bomb G Near Rejsby d090542 b120542 c014.htm Esbjerg
o888541.htm Robinson GKW Sgt RCAF 419 p073.htm WEL X3480 Bomb G Near Rejsby d090542 o888 o888.htm POW


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)
Porter blev begravet i Esbjerg den 12. maj 1942 (Kilde: FAF)
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.