Halifax III MZ915 - At Nørreskoven, Als - Monument Monuments 16 SEP 2019 Photo: Jes-Peder K. Løkke Updated: 21 MAY 2024
"Natten til den 16. september 1944
rettede RAF et angreb mod Kiel. I forbindelse med dette bombetogt stødte 2 "Halifax"
fly sammen i luften over Als kl. 01.05. Flyene nedstyrtede nord-øst for Elstrup,
hvor stumperne spredtes over et mange kvadratkilometer stort område. Samtlige 14
ombordværende flyvere blev dræbt." (FAF)
"The RAF attacked
Kiel on the
night before September 16 1944. In connection with this bombing raid 2
Halifax-planes collided in the air over Als at 0105 hrs. The planes crashed
north east of Elstrup, where fragments were scattered over an area of many
square kilometres. All 14 crew members on board perished. See p374MACR
and
Article in Danish
with photos in
JV + Translation by AS. Handley Page Halifax * No. 466 Squadron RAAF Flight Lieutenant A.
Hutchison Flight Sergeant K. C. Donald Sergeant W. H.
Francis Sergeant B. D. M. Warren Sergeant J. Gill |