ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237812
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| Date: | Thursday 24 September 1942 |
| Time: | 02:52 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4230 |
| MSN: | WS-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea of Smålandsfarvandet off the island of Vejrø; Lolland, Sjælland -
 Denmark
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Operation - Wismar, Germany.
The aircraft was hit by light Flak of the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 844 and crashed into the sea.
On 28 September, Flt.Engr. Sgt Geoffrey W.A. Higson was found drifted ashore near Holsteinsborg and was laid to rest in Svinø cemetery on 9/10-1942.
On 18 October, the body of Air Gnr. Sgt John W. Henry RNZAF was found drifted ashore on the island of Skalø. Henry was laid to rest in Svinø cemetery on 22/10-1942.
Pilot F/Sgt Owen B. White RNZAF, F/O Harry F.B. Smith RNZAF, F/Sgt James A. Beaton, Sgt James C. Gray RNZAF and Sgt Noel H. Crozier RNZAF have no known graves and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194260.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2020 10:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
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