Stirling  I W7524 - Off Esbjerg, 5 km SE              Esbjerg - Varde                               Updated: 04 JAN 2022

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
a014036.htm Arnott K P/O RAF 15 p089.htm STI W7524 Bomb G Off Esbjerg, 5 kmSE d160742 b210742 c014.htm Esbjerg
a014037.htm Barrett D R Sgt RAF 15 p089.htm STI W7524 Bomb G Off Esbjerg, 5 kmSE d160742 b210742 c014.htm Esbjerg
o888543.htm Donovan G A Sgt RAF 15 p089.htm STI W7524 Bomb G Off Esbjerg, 5 kmSE d160742 o888 o888.htm POW
a014038.htm Lockhart HJI Sgt RAF 15 p089.htm STI W7524 Bomb G Off Esbjerg, 5 kmSE d160742 b210742 c014.htm Esbjerg
o888544.htm Masfen L C Sgt RAF 15 p089.htm STI W7524 Bomb G Off Esbjerg, 5 kmSE d160742 o888 o888.htm POW
a014039.htm Melville R L P/O RAAF 15 p089.htm STI W7524 Bomb G Off Esbjerg, 5 kmSE d160742 b250742 c014.htm Esbjerg
a014040.htm Nicholls R Sgt RAF 15 p089.htm STI W7524 Bomb G Off Esbjerg, 5 kmSE d160742 b210742 c014.htm Esbjerg
a014041.htm Waylan JEF Sgt RAF 15 p089.htm STI W7524 Bomb G Off Esbjerg, 5 kmSE d160742 b210742 c014.htm Esbjerg

Den 16. juli 1942 styrtede STI W7524 "i havet 6,4 km SV for udløbet af Sneum Å". (p089MACR - omkring her).
(Kilde: Kortet Flystyrt ved Esbjerg af Torben Thorsen og Morten S. Jensen) Flyet var på bombetogt til Lübeck.
De omkomne besætningsmedlemmer blev begravet i Esbjerg.
De 2 overlevende flyvere blev taget til fange. (Kilde: FAF) p089MACR: "To sårede besætningsmedlemmer reddet af danske myndigheder ved Sønderho, Fanø." 
"Sgt G.A.Donovan blev interneret i lejrene 8B/344 Lamsdorf med Sgt L.C.Masfen" (Lost Bombers)

6 flyvere fra STI W7524 blev begravet i Esbjerg. 2 blev ført til Tyske krigsfangelejre. 8 flyvere.

On 16 July 1942 STI W7524 "crashed in sea 4 miles due SW of the mouth of River Sneum".(p089MACR - about here).
(Source: The map Air Crashes at Esbjerg by Torben Thorsen and Morten S. Jensen) The plane was on a bombing raid on Lübeck.
The perished crew members were buried in Esbjerg.

The 2 surviving airmen were taken prisoners. (Source: FAF) p089MACR: "Two injured crew members rescued by the authorities (Danish) at Sønderho, Fanø Island."
"Sgt G.A.Donovan was interned in Camps 8B/344 Lamsdorf with Sgt L.C.Masfen" (Lost Bombers)

6 airmen from STI W7524 were buried in Esbjerg. 2 were taken to German POW-Camps.

See No. 15 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia * Short Stirling.
Stirling I W7524 LA-D took off from RAF Wyton at 18.40 hrs on 16 JUL 1942. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this including Archive Report.)  8 airmen.