Stirling III BF522 - The North Sea south east of Sylt                          Updated: 25 MAY 2021

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
e777635.htm Cassidy J F/Sgt RAF 218 p212.htm STI BF522 Bomb G North Sea SE of Sylt d240843 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777634.htm De'Ath L J F/O RAF 218 p212.htm STI BF522 Bomb G North Sea SE of Sylt d240843 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777633.htm Lowe E R Sgt RAF 218 p212.htm STI BF522 Bomb G North Sea SE of Sylt d240843 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777632.htm Martin W P/O RCAF 218 p212.htm STI BF522 Bomb G North Sea SE of Sylt d240843 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a050036.htm McArthur G A Sgt RAF 218 p212.htm STI BF522 Bomb G North Sea SE of Sylt d240843 b280943 c050.htm Lemvig
a014166.htm Robson K Sgt RAF 218 p212.htm STI BF522 Bomb G North Sea SE of Sylt d240843 b041043 c014.htm Esbjerg
e777636.htm Taylor H Sgt RAF 218 p212.htm STI BF522 Bomb G North Sea SE of Sylt d240843 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN


Den 24. august 1943 antages STI BF522 at være styrtet ned i Nordsøen på tilbagevejen fra et bombetogt til Berlin.
SOS sendt kl. 03.34 den 24. august 1943. (Kilde: p212MACR)
IBCC nævner sidst ved hver flyver problemer med Navigation med at finde målet. Antiluftskyts og jagerforsvar formidabelt. 56 af 727 fly gik tabt.

Sgt McArthur blev den 24. september 1943 fundet inddrevet i strandlen 35 (her).
Han blev begravet i Lemvig som ukendt af sognepræsten den 28. september 1943.
Hans nr. - 638671 - er indført i kirkebogen. (FAF)

Sgt Robson blev begravet i Esbjerg den 4. oktober 1943. (FAF)

1 flyver fra STI BF522 blev begravet i Lemvig og 1 i Esbjerg. 5 flyvere har ingen kendt grav. 7 flyvere.

On 24 August 1943 STI BF522 was believed crashed in the North Sea on the return flight from a bombing raid on Berlin.
SOS sent at 03.34 hrs. on 24 August 1943. (Source: p212MACR)
The IBCC mentions at each airman problems of Navigation - hard to find the target. The flak and fighter defences were formidable. 56 of 727 aircraft failed to return.

On 24 September 1943 Sgt McArthur was found washed ashore in Beach Area 35 (here).
He was buried in Lemvig as unknown by the Vicar on 28 September 1943.
His service number - 638671 - was written in the church register. (Source: FAF)

Sgt Robson was buried in Esbjerg on 4 October 1943. (FAF)

1 airman from STI BF522 was buried in Lemvig and 1 in Esbjerg. 5 airmen have no known grave.

See No. 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF-Wikipedia and No. 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron Association.
Stirling III BF522 HA-N took off from RAF Downham Market at 20.40 hrs on 23 APR 1943. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this.) See p212MACR. 7 airmen.