Wellington X HE471 - The North Sea                                                     Updated:  17 MAR 2013
 

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
e777558.htm Axby L F Sgt RAF 466 p136.htm WEL HE471 Bomb G The North Sea d300143 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a014092.htm Beath JHA Sgt RAF 466 p136.htm WEL HE471 Bomb G The North Sea d300143 b040343 c014.htm Esbjerg
e777559.htm Durham D Sgt RNZAF 466 p136.htm WEL HE471 Bomb G The North Sea d300143 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777560.htm Jackson W Sgt RAF 466 p136.htm WEL HE471 Bomb G The North Sea d300143 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777561.htm Watson T G P/O RAF 466 p136.htm WEL HE471 Bomb G The North Sea d300143 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN


Kl. 11.14 den 30. januar 1943 lettede
WEL HE471 fra RAF Leconfield på et bombetogt mod Emden (her).
Flyet gik i havet, antageligt i Nordsøen. Der var ingen overlevende. (Kilde: MACR)

J. H. A. Beath drev ind ved Mandø (som er her) den 25. februar 1943. Han blev begravet i Esbjerg den 4. marts 1943. (Kilde: FAF)

1 flyver fra WEL HE471 blev begravet i Esbjerg. 4 flyvere har ingen kendt grav.

5 flyvere.


At 11.14 hrs. on 30 January 1943 WEL HE471 took off from RAF Leconfield on a bombing raid targeting Emden (here).
The plane was lost at sea, North Sea presumed. There were no survivors. (Source: MACR)

J. H. A. Beath was washed ashore near Mandø (which is here) on 25 February 1943. He was buried in Esbjerg on 4 March 1943. (Source: FAF)

1 airman from WEL HE471 was buried in Esbjerg. 4 airmen have no known grave.

See Bomber Command No. 466 Squadron RAAF and 466 Sqn RAAF - Wikipedia. Australian War Memorial has this. This Wellington took off from RAF Leconfield.

5 airmen.