Halifax II - W1274 Syddanmark
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NevermindMe
N 54° 51.789 E 009° 26.360
32U E 528198 N 6079651
Mindesten til besætningen - Memorial stone for the Bomber's crew
Waymark Code: WMZ7RX
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 09/24/2018
Views: 6
Den 24. september 1942 styrtede HAL W1274 ned i Ellesø Mose nordøst for Kruså, måske omkring her.
Alle 7 besætningsmedlemmer omkom.
Flyverne blev begravet den 26. september 1942 i Aabenraa.
Pastor Carl Beuck forestod begravelsen og foretog jordpåkastelsen. (Kilde: FAF)
Se monument rejst her ved nedstyrtningsstedet 64 år senere.
7 flyvere.
On 24 September 1942 HAL W1274 crashed into Ellesø Moor northeast of Kruså, maybe about here.
All 7 members of the crew perished.
The airmen were buried on 26 September, 1942 in Aabenraa.
Vicar Carl Beuck carried out the burial and officiated at the graveside.
Date of Crash: 09/24/1942
Aircraft Model: Halifax II Bomber
Military or Civilian: Military
Tail Number: W1274
Cause of Crash:
Damaged by German Flak
Web Address for Related Web Sites: Not listed
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