Stirling EF 137 - Vemmenæs, Danmark
N 54° 58.583 E 010° 40.314
32U E 607006 N 6093442
Nedskydning af engelsk bombefly natten den 23. april 1944 ved østkysten af Vemmenæs.
Waymark Code: WM146XW
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 05/02/2021
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5 allierede bombefly skulle natten til den 23. april 1944 udlægge miner i Kieler Bugt. Her blev de angrebet af tyske jagerfly. 4 fly nåede tilbage til basen i England, men det ene Stirling EF 137 med 7 besætningsmedlemmer blev skudt i brand og styrtede ned i vandet ved Vemmenæs. Alle 7 besætningsmedlemmer blev dræbt.
Lokale borgere har rejst et monument over de omkomne besætningsmedlemmer.
On the night of April 23, 1944, 5 Allied bombers were to lay mines in the Bay of Kiel. Here they were attacked by German fighter jets. 4 planes reached back to the base in England, but one Stirling EF 137 with 7 crew members was shot at fire and crashed into the water at Vemmenæs. All 7 crew members were killed.
Local citizens have erected a monument to the deceased crew members.
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Date of Crash: 04/23/1944
Aircraft Model: Stirling EF 137
Military or Civilian: Military
Tail Number: STI EF137
Cause of Crash:
hit by a German night fighter
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