Lancaster I R5628                                                                                    Updated: 10 MAY 2021

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
e777087.htm Birch GHA Sgt RAF 207 p105.htm LAN R5628 Minelaying The North Sea d100942 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a050011.htm Carter F R Sgt RAF 207 p105.htm LAN R5628 Minelaying The North Sea d100942 b140942 c050.htm Lemvig
a050012.htm Cockie A M Sgt RAF 207 p105.htm LAN R5628 Minelaying The North Sea d100942 b180942 c050.htm Lemvig
e777086.htm Einarson H B Sgt RCAF 207 p105.htm LAN R5628 Minelaying The North Sea d100942 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777088.htm Kensett AFC Sgt RAF 207 p105.htm LAN R5628 Minelaying The North Sea d100942 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a050013.htm Ross D W P/O RCAF 207 p105.htm LAN R5628 Minelaying The North Sea d100942 b140942 c050.htm Lemvig
e777089.htm Smethurst N F Sgt RAF 207 p105.htm LAN R5628 Minelaying The North Sea d100942 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN


"På en mineudlægningsoperation nedstyrtede en Lancaster i havet den 10. september 1942. Samtlige ombordværende omkom." (FAF)
Se Minelægningsområder og p105MACR.

"To fly fra denne squadron sendt på minelægningsopgave, og et af dem med Sgt Einarson som pilot vendte ikke tilbage." (Særlige bemærkninger, og p105MACR)

"Lancaster Mk. I, R5628 afvist af natjager og kl. 04.09 den 10. september 1942 skudt ned over Nordsøen 10 km sydvest for Thyborøn.
Natjageren, der også blev skadet alvorligt, forladt kl. 0421 af besætningen på tre og styrtet ned ved Landting Hovedgård (her) 19 km sydvest for Skive
i forsøg på at nå basen i Grove (her)." (MACR)

Fra LAN R5628 er 3 flyvere begravet i Lemvig. 4 flyvere har ingen kendt grav.
7 flyvere.

This Lancaster crashed into the sea during a minelaying operation on 10 September, 1942. All aboard perished. (Source: FAF)
See Minelaying areas and p105MACR.

"Two aircraft from squadron detailed for mining, and one piloted by Sgt Einarson failed to return." (Specíal remarks in p105MACR).

"Lancaster Mk. I, R5628 intercepted by night fighter and at 0409 hours on 10 September 1942 shot down in the North Sea 6 miles SW of Thyborøn.
Night fighter, also being seriously damaged, at 0421 hours abandoned by its crew of three and crashed at Landting Hovedgaard (here) 12 miles SW of Skive
in attempt to reach base at Grove (here)." (MACR)

3 airmen from LAN R5628 are buried in Lemvig. 4 airmen have no known grave.

See No. 207 Squadron - Wikipedia * 207 Squadron Royal Air Force History * Lancaster Photos * Welcome to RAF Syerston
Lancaster I R5628 EM-Q took off from RAF Syerston on 09 SEP 1942. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this.)
7 airmen.