Lancaster I W4945 - Remmerstrand                                                 Updated: 18 MAY 2021

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
a050031.htm Cochrane A W Sgt RAF 207 p177.htm LAN W4945 Minelaying At Remmerstrand d290443 b050543 c050.htm Lemvig
a050030.htm Cowham S W Sgt RAF 207 p177.htm LAN W4945 Minelaying At Remmerstrand d290443 b040643 c050.htm Lemvig
a050025.htm Ellingham T E Sgt RAF 207 p177.htm LAN W4945 Minelaying At Remmerstrand d290443 b050543 c050.htm Lemvig
a050026.htm Foulds L F/O RAF 207 p177.htm LAN W4945 Minelaying At Remmerstrand d290443 b050543 c050.htm Lemvig
a050027.htm Mockford PAK P/O RAF 207 p177.htm LAN W4945 Minelaying At Remmerstrand d290443 b200543 c050.htm Lemvig
a050028.htm Rees K R Wt/O RAF 207 p177.htm LAN W4945 Minelaying At Remmerstrand d290443 b050543 c050.htm Lemvig
a050029.htm Tyler G Sgt RCAF 207 p177.htm LAN W4945 Minelaying At Remmerstrand d290443 b050543 c050.htm Lemvig


Natten til den 29. april 1943 udførte RAF en større mineudlægningsoperation over Østersøen og de indre danske farvande, hvorunder mindst 10 bombefly blev skudt ned på dansk område. Dette Lancaster-fly blev således ramt af tysk flak og styrtede ned vest for Oddesund-broen, omkring her. Hele besætningen omkom. Flyverne blev begravet i Lemvig efterhånden som de blev fundet. Hvordan blev flystyrtet oplevet af en dreng på 14 år? Se en beretning fra Orla Marcel Hansen og p177MACR.
Af 207 fly gik 15 fly tabt over dansk område, se Google Map p169+MINELAYING.
Kun 4 flyvere fra de 23 fly overlevede! Se også Minelægningsområder og Lancaster fotos. 7 flyvere.

I første omgang blev Sgt A.W. Cochrane (fundet 29. april 1943) og Sgt S.W. Cowham (fundet 29. maj 1943) begravet som ukendte, men gennem omhyggelige undersøgelser lykkedes det et hold flyvehistorisk interesserede at identificere dem. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission blev overbevist og bestilte nye gravsten i 1998. Se 207 Squadron RAF om identifikation af ukendte flyvere i Lemvig. Se fotos og mere i Flyvere identificeret  1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5
 Oberst Helge William Gram, Niels Erik Stampe, Ole Rønnest og Anders Bjørnvad fik også identificeret Sgt T. Carter og Sgt R.S. Sidwell fra Lancaster ED709.

Sgt R.A. Whellams fra Lancaster ED709 blev fundet i 1971 og officielt begravet 17. september 1998 - og samme dag fik de 4 hidtil ukendte ved en særlig gudstjeneste på engelsk og dansk nye gravsten! (Kilder:  AOD og Niels Erik Stampe) 7 flyvere.

 On the night before 29 April, 1943 the RAF carried out a great minelaying operation over the Baltic Sea and the inner Danish waters, during which at least 10 bombers were shot down on Danish territory. This Lancaster was hit by German flak and crashed west of the Oddesund-bridge, around here. All of the crew perished. The airmen were buried in Lemvig in the course of time when they were found.

15 of the 207 bombers were lost over Danish territory, see Google Map p169+MINELAYING. Only 4 airmen from the 23 lost planes survived!

At first Sgt A.W. Cochrane (found 29 April, 1943) and Sgt S.W. Cowham (found 29 May, 1943) were buried as unknown, but through careful investigations a team of people interested in military aviation history succeeded in identifying them. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission was convinced and ordered new headstones in 1998. See 207 Squadron RAF about identification of unknown airmen in Lemvig. See photos and more on Airmen identified 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5
Colonel Helge William Gram, Niels Erik Stampe, Ole Rønnest and Anders Bjørnvad also identified Sgt. T. Carter and Sgt R.S. Sidwell of Lancaster ED709.

Sgt R.A. Whellams from Lancaster ED709 was found in 1971 and officially buried on 17 September, 1998 - and on the same day the 4 till then unknown at a special ceremony in English and Danish got new headstones! (Sources: AOD and Niels Erik Stampe)

See No. 207 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia * 207 Squadron History * Lancaster * Lancaster Photos
Lancaster I W4945 EM-Z took off from RAF Langar at 20.55 hrs on 28 APR 1943. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this.) See also p177MACR. 7 airmen.