Lancaster B. I  NG143  (EM-R) - The Kattegat                                   Updated: 24 NOV 2021

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
e777856.htm Bermingham D C F/O RCAF 207 p480.htm LAN NG143 Minelaying The Kattegat d161044 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777853.htm Brumwell R A Sgt RAF 207 p480.htm LAN NG143 Minelaying The Kattegat d161044 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777854.htm Curtis MHJ Sgt RAF 207 p480.htm LAN NG143 Minelaying The Kattegat d161044 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777858.htm Leigh K F/Sgt RCAF 207 p480.htm LAN NG143 Minelaying The Kattegat d161044 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777855.htm Payne L F F/Sgt RAF 207 p480.htm LAN NG143 Minelaying The Kattegat d161044 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777859.htm Ready D W F/O RAF 207 p480.htm LAN NG143 Minelaying The Kattegat d161044 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN
e777857.htm Wilson E C F/Sgt RCAF 207 p480.htm LAN NG143 Minelaying The Kattegat d161044 e777 e777.htm NO KNOWN


Den 15. oktober 1944 styrtede LAN NG143 i Kattegat omkring her.
Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift skriver:
"15.-16. oktober 1944 (kl. 21:30). Kattegat, 1 sømil Ø for Als ved udmundingen af Mariager Fjord. Lancaster B.I, NG143 (EM-R).
207 BS, 5 BG, Spilsby, Lincs. (minering i Kattegat). 7 MIA

Seks fly fra 10 BS minerede i farvandet mellem Frederikshavn og Læsø (omkring her), og under tilbageflyvningen så piloten på Halifax MZ410 et fly, der blev skudt
ned af en tysk natjager. Flyet styrtede brændende i havet på ovennævnte position. Der kan kun være tale om Lancaster NG 143 fra 207 BS.

Flyet lettede fra Spilsby kl. 18:39, og man havde ikke siden hørt fra flyets telegrafist. Alle syv besætningsmedlemmer, fire englændere og tre canadiere, forsvandt i Kattegat. Efter krigen har svømmedykkere fundet adskillige vragrester på denne position." (FT 91-8-43) Se Minelægningsområder * Lancaster Fotos.

On 15 October 1944 LAN NG143 crashed into the Kattegat about here. (Danish) Aviation Historical Review writes:
"15 - 16 October 1944 (at 21:30). The Kattegat, 1 nautical mile east of Als at the mouth of the Mariager Fjord. Lancaster B.I, NG143 (EM-R).
207 BS, 5 BG, Spilsby, Lincs. (Minelaying in the Kattegat). 7 MIA

6 planes from 10 BS laid mines in the waters between Frederikshavn and Læsø (about here) and on the return flight the pilot of Halifax MZ410 saw a plane being shot down by a German night fighter. The plane crashed, burning, into the sea at the above mentioned position. It can only be Lancaster NG 143 from 207 BS.

The plane took off from Spilsby at 18:39, and since then nothing was heard from the wireless operator. All 7 crew members, 4 Englishmen and 3 Canadians,
disappeared in the Kattegat. Scuba divers have found several pieces of wreckage at this position after the war." (FT 91-8-43)

See No. 207 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia * 207 Squadron Royal Air Force History * RAF-Lincolnshire.info * Lancaster * Lancaster photos Minelaying areas.
Lancaster I NG143 EM-R took off from RAF Spilsby at 18:39 on 15 OCT 1944. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this.)        7 airmen.