Lancaster III JA713 - The Kattegat off Tunø                                                    Updated: 07 JAN 2022

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
a014169.htm Barnsley P Sgt RAF 7 p219.htm LAN JA713 Bomb G The Kattegat off Tunø d040943 b080943 c014.htm Esbjerg
a118002.htm Crockford A F/O RAF 7 p219.htm LAN JA713 Bomb G The Kattegat off Tunø d040943 b270943 c118.htm Århus
e777036.htm Eaton H E Sgt RAF 7 p219.htm LAN JA713 Bomb G The Kattegat off Tunø d040943 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
a118003.htm Robinson E F/Sgt RAF 7 p219.htm LAN JA713 Bomb G The Kattegat off Tunø d040943 b200943 c118.htm Århus
e777037.htm Vardy G Sgt RAF 7 p219.htm LAN JA713 Bomb G The Kattegat off Tunø d040943 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777038.htm Watson L A F/Sgt RAAF 7 p219.htm LAN JA713 Bomb G The Kattegat off Tunø d040943 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777039.htm Wood WCL Sgt RAF 7 p219.htm LAN JA713 Bomb G The Kattegat off Tunø d040943 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN


Den 4. september 1943 kl. 02.30 styrtede LAN JA713 i Kattegat syd for Tunø (omkring her) på hjemvejen fra et bombetogt til Berlin. Hele besætningen omkom.
Se p219MACR. På luftfoto Samsø-Norsminde ses Tunø under Samsø.
Se dykning ved flyet i Vragguiden.

Se Den lange version fra Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift. LAN EE138 fra 460 Squadron blev skudt ned ved Stadil under samme operation. Se Stadil - Flyverminde.

2 flyvere fra LAN JA713 blev begravet i Århus og 1 flyver i Esbjerg. 4 besætningsmedlemmer har ingen kendt grav. Se Lancaster fotos. 7 flyvere.

On 4 September 1943 at 02.30 hours LAN JA713 crashed into the Kattegat south of Tunø (about here) on the return flight from a bombing raid on Berlin.

All of the crew perished. See diving at the aircraft = dykning ved flyet on the website Vragguiden - in Danish, but with a map and underwater photos.

See The long version from (Danish) Aviation Historical Review. LAN EE138 of 460 Squadron was shot down at Stadil on the same operation. See Stadil - Memorial.

2 airmen from LAN JA713 were buried in Århus and 1 airman in Esbjerg. 4 members of the crew have no known grave.

See Lancaster * Lancaster photos * No. 7 Squadron RAF * 7 Squadron Association * p219MACR. In aerial photo Samsø-Norsminde Tunø is seen below Samsø.
IBCC has details about the operation at each airman.              
Lancaster III JA713 MG-V took off from RAF Oakington at 20:12 on 03 SEP 1943. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this with details+Archive Report) 7 airmen.