Halifax II JD273 - Near Kliplev                                                                 Updated: 06 OCT 2021

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
a113086.htm Dudley T K F/Sgt RAF 10 p257.htm HAL JD273 Bomb G Near Kliplev d290144 b010944 c113.htm Aabenraa
a113087.htm Mayes A F/Sgt RAF 10 p257.htm HAL JD273 Bomb G Near Kliplev d290144 b020244 c113.htm Aabenraa
a113088.htm Miles V L F/O RCAF 10 p257.htm HAL JD273 Bomb G Near Kliplev d290144 b030544 c113.htm Aabenraa
a113089.htm O´Connor A S Sgt RAF 10 p257.htm HAL JD273 Bomb G Near Kliplev d290144 b020244 c113.htm Aabenraa
a113090.htm Saxty AJW Sgt RAF 10 p257.htm HAL JD273 Bomb G Near Kliplev d290144 b020244 c113.htm Aabenraa
a113091.htm Twigge G A P/O RCAF 10 p257.htm HAL JD273 Bomb G Near Kliplev d290144 b020244 c113.htm Aabenraa
a113092.htm Watters J F/Sgt RAF 10 p257.htm HAL JD273 Bomb G Near Kliplev d290144 b020244 c113.htm Aabenraa


Den 29. januar 1944 kl. 02.34 styrtede HAL JD273 ned ved Kliplev (som er her) på bombetogt til  Berlin. Hele besætningen omkom. (Kilde: p257MACR)
Mayes, O'Connor, Saxty, Twigge og Watters blev begravet i Aabenraa den 2. februar 1944.
Da man var klar over, at der måtte være flere dræbte besætningsmedlemmer, fortsatte CBU folk udgravningsarbejdet i foråret og sommeren.
Den 30. april 1944 blev liget af F/O Miles fundet. Han blev begravet den 3. maj 1944.
F/Sgt Dudley blev fundet sidst i august og begravet den 1. september 1944 i Aabenraa. (Kilde: FAF)

"682 fly deltog i angrebet på Berlin og 43 gik tabt. Formationen blev observeret allerede NV for Texel (Se Google Map p256 - zoom ud), og vest for Rømø og Sild blev
de første natjagerangreb observeret. Herfra og til Berlin formodes 12 fly at være gået tabt, og mindst 5 gik tabt i det danske område." (FT 86-64-20) HAL HX294 i havet,
HAL JD273 nær Kliplev og LAN JB412 nær Varnæs. Efter kollision: LAN JA967 nær Broballe og LAN HK537 nær Mjels. (Se Google Map p256 - zoom ud)
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Airwar over Denmark har mere om dette fly og dets besætning.   Updated:  06 MAR 2026  7 flyvere.

On 29 January 1944 at 02:34 HAL JD273 crashed at Kliplev (which is here) on a bombing raid on Berlin. All of the crew perished. (Source: p257MACR)
The IBCC has operational details at the end of all entries about these crew members.

Mayes, O'Connor, Saxty, Twigge and Watters were buried in Aabenraa on 2 February 1944.
Knowing that there had to be more killed crew members the excavation work continued in the spring and summer of 1944.
On 30 April 1944 the body of F/O Miles was found. He was buried on 3 May 1944.
F/Sgt Dudley was found in late August and buried in Aabenraa on 1 September 1944. (Source: FAF)

"682 planes took part in the raid on Berlin and 43 were lost. The formationen was observed as early as north west of Texel (see Google Map p256 HAL HX294 -
zoom out). The first attacks by night fighters were observed west of Rømø and Sylt. 12 planes are presumed lost from here and to Berlin. At least 5 were lost in
Danish territory." (FT 86-64-20) HAL HX294 at sea, HAL JD273 near Kliplev and LAN JB412 near Varnæs.
After a collision: LAN JA967 near Broballe and LAN HK537 near Mjels. (See Google Map p256 - zoom out)

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Halifax II JD273 ZA-Y took off from RAF Melbourne  at 23:59 on 28 JAN 1944. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this) 
Airwar over Denmark has more about this plane and its crew.     Updated:  06 MAR 2026  7 airmen.