Flystyrt i Vejle Fjord - Vejle, Danmark
N 55° 40.866 E 009° 45.113
32U E 547278 N 6170844
Britisk Wellington styrtet ned i Vejle Fjord...British Wellington crashed into Vejle Fjord
Waymark Code: WM12A6K
Location: Region Midtjylland, Denmark
Date Posted: 04/11/2020
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Den 8. november 1942, under 2. verdenskrig, styrtede et allieret fly, en britisk Wellington, ned i Vejle Fjord ud for Træskohage Fyr. Flyet havde været på minelægningstogt og besætningen var fra "Det frie Polske luftvåben", i alt 5 personer. To besætningsmedlemmer overlevede styrtet, en blev fundet druknet og to fandt man aldrig.
On November 8, 1942, during World War II, an Allied aircraft, a British Wellington, crashed into Vejle Fjord off the Træskohage Lighthouse. The plane had been on a mining trip and the crew was from "The Free Polish Air Force", a total of 5 people. Two crew members survived the crash, one was found drowned and two were never found.
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Date of Crash: 11/08/1942
Aircraft Model: Wellington
Military or Civilian: Military
Tail Number: WEL Z1343
Cause of Crash:
unknown
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