Den 14. februar 1945 styrtede hovedparten af
HAL MZ793 ned omkring
her
200 m nord for
monument afsløret i 2005. (Kilde: AOD)
Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift skriver:
"14.-15. februar
1945 (Kl. 20.41). Asmindrup, 7 km S
for Holbæk. Halifax B.111 MZ793
(ZA-X). 10 BS, 4 BG, Melbourne, Yorkshire.
(Minering ved
Stettin)
Over
Sjælland blev flyet skudt i brand af en
tysk natjager, og det lykkedes 5 besætningsmedlemmer
at springe ud med faldskærm før flyet eksploderede
i luften, og de sidste to flyvere blev dræbt. To besætningsmedlemmer blev
hurtigt taget til fange, men de sidste tre fik kontakt med modstandsbevægelsen,
der sørgede for en hurtig og sikker udskibning til Sverige."
(FT 88-43-43) p393MACR har detaljer.
Air Gunner, Flight Sergeant H.L. Mills,
Flight Engineer, Sergeant R. Maddock-Lyon og Air Gunner, Flight Sergeant J.
Petrie fik hjælp fra en del mennesker
på deres vej til Sverige! AOD har detaljer.
2 flyvere fra
HAL MZ793 blev begravet i Holbæk. 3 nåede Sverige og 2
flyvere blev blev
ført til
Tyske krigsfangelejre.
Se Halifax Print og
folk bag en Halifax klar til en
mission. 7 flyvere.
On 14 February 1945 the main part of the fuselage
of
HAL MZ793
crashed about
here 200 m north of the
monument unveiled in 2005. (Source: AOD)
(Danish) Aviation Historical Review writes:
"14.-15.
February
1945 (20:41). Asmindrup, 7 km S
of Holbæk. Halifax B.111 MZ793
(ZA-X). 10 BS, 4 BG, Melbourne, Yorkshire.
(Minelaying at Stettin
here)
The plane burst into flames over
Zealand due to fire from a German night fighter. 5 crew members managed to bail out
before the plane exploded in the air, killing the remaining 2 airmen. 2 crew
members were soon captured, but the last 3 airmen made contacts with the
resistance movement which provided a speedy and safe transport by ship to
Sweden."
(FT 88-43-43) p393MACR has details.
Air Gunner, Flight Sergeant H.L. Mills,
Flight Engineer, Sergeant R. Maddock-Lyon and Air Gunner, Flight Sergeant J.
Petrie were helped by a number of people on their way to Sweden! AOD has details.
2 airmen from
HAL MZ793 were buried in Holbæk. 3 reached Sweden and 2
airmen were
taken to
German POW-Camps.
See No. 10 Squadron
RAF-Wikipedia*RAF 10 Squadron
Association *
Handley Page Halifax
*
Halifax Print
*
Halifax-BC
Museum.Canada *
Halifax - Bless 'Em All.
Halifax III MZ793 ZA-X took off from RAF Melbourne
at 18:07 on 14 APR 1945. (Source:
Aircrew Remembered has
this.)
YouTube video 37:20
Halifax MZ 793 - Lecture
by crew members Peter Andrews and Jim Petre introduced by Dan Ch.
Christensen, the author of THE CRASH.
7 airmen.
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