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# | Name* | First Names | Title | Rank | RAF Equivalent Rank | Service No. | Born | Nationality | Role | Awards | Air Force | Command | Unit | DateofIncident *See Note | Aircraft | Type | Serial | Code | Victories (Fighters) | Base | Time | Mission | Incident | Fate | Commemorated | Photo (Click to Expand) | Referring Database | Notes | Links/Archive Reports |
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1 | Bull | Francis Charles William | Sergeant | 578353 | Flight Engineer | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 463Sqn RAAF | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | I | HK537 | JO-S | Waddington | 35 | Berlin | En route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark). | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 21 | A couple of weeks after the crash Sgt Bull RAF was found in a field by the owner of Pommersgaard farm while ploughing it. He buried the remains of Bull at the edge of the field and erected a propeller blade on the grave On 5 June 1945 the place was officially recognised as a grave by the authorities. In spite of this the English Army disinterred the body on 8 august 1946 and moved it to Aabenraa Cemetery where Sgt Bull rest today (Air War Over Denmark) | |||||||||
2 | Christmas | Lewis Havelock | Flight Sergeant | 406292 | 13 Dec 1917 in Northam, VIC, Australia | Australian | Bomb Aimer | RAAF | Bomber Command | 463Sqn RAAF | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | I | HK537 | JO-S | Waddington | 0.0035 | Berlin | En route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark). | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 14 | The remaining crew members were Navigator Plt Off George J. Kerr, Bomb Aimer Flt Sgt Lewis H. Christmass and Air Gnr Sgt Ronald J. Grist. It appears that most of these were laid to rest on 2 February 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. The reason for the uncertainty is that some were buried as unknown flyers and that the Germans destroyed the cemetery records in May 1945. Today only exist a few pages which was “liberated” by a Dane before the liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. (Air War Over Denmark) Son of Lewis Eldred William and Mary Amy Elizabeth Christmass, of Subiaco, Western Australia | |||||||
3 | Cooper | Norman Percival | Flight Lieutenant | 29881 | 23 Sep 1912 in Midland Junction, WA, Australia | Australian | Pilot | RAAF | Bomber Command | 463Sqn RAAF | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | I | HK537 | JO-S | Waddington | 35 | Berlin | En route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark). | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 24 | Flt Lt Cooper was found dead in a quickset hedge near Lusig Skov forrest and Broballe Mark. He was taken to Broballe by horse wagon (Air War Over Denmark) Son of Samuel Alfred and Stella Cooper; husband of Bernice Evelyn Cooper, of West Leederville, Western Australia | |||||||
4 | Davies | Peter Groucutt | Flying Officer | 143143 | Air Gunner | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 83Sqn | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | III | JA967 | OL-S | Wyton | 9 | Berlin | On its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark) | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 24 | ||||||||||
5 | Grist | Ronald James | Sergeant | 918972 | 1918 | Air Gunner | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 463Sqn RAAF | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | I | HK537 | JO-S | Waddington | 35 | Berlin | En route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark). | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 15 | The remaining crew members were Navigator Plt Off George J. Kerr, Bomb Aimer Flt Sgt Lewis H. Christmass and Air Gnr Sgt Ronald J. Grist. It appears that most of these were laid to rest on 2 February 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. The reason for the uncertainty is that some were buried as unknown flyers and that the Germans destroyed the cemetery records in May 1945. Today only exist a few pages which was “liberated” by a Dane before the liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. (Air War Over Denmark) Son of Albert and Patricia Grist | ||||||||
6 | Hyde | Horace Robert | Flight Lieutenant | 118161 | 1912 | Pilot | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 83Sqn | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | III | JA967 | OL-S | Wyton | 9 | Berlin | On its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark) | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 21 | Son of William Henry and Agnes Louisa Hyde; husband of Doris Edna Hyde, of Shirley, Warwickshire | ||||||||
7 | James | Brian Andrew | Flying Officer | 136730 | 1922 | Bomb Aimer | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 83Sqn | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | III | JA967 | OL-S | Wyton | 9 | Berlin | On its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark) | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 21 | Son of William Andrew Charles and Katherine Marguerite James, of Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire | ||||||||
8 | Kerr | George Jeffreys | Pilot Officer | 409553 | 1 Feb 1914, Bairnsdale, VIC, Australia | Australian | Navigator | RAAF | Bomber Command | 463Sqn RAAF | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | I | HK537 | JO-S | Waddington | 35 | Berlin | En route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark). | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 13 | The remaining crew members were Navigator Plt Off George J. Kerr, Bomb Aimer Flt Sgt Lewis H. Christmass and Air Gnr Sgt Ronald J. Grist. It appears that most of these were laid to rest on 2 February 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. The reason for the uncertainty is that some were buried as unknown flyers and that the Germans destroyed the cemetery records in May 1945. Today only exist a few pages which was “liberated” by a Dane before the liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. (Air War Over Denmark) Son of Peter Conway Kerr and Caroline Mary Kerr, of Springvale, Victoria, Australia | |||||||
9 | Lockyer | Clement Charles | Flight Lieutenant | 67610 | 1917 | Navigator | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 83Sqn | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | III | JA967 | OL-S | Wyton | 9 | Berlin | On its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark) | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 21 | Son of Charles Alfred Septimus Lockyer, and of Alice Ellen Lockyer, of Gidea Park, Essex; husband of Betty Lockyer | ||||||||
10 | McKerlay | Robert | Sergeant | 1820965 | 1923 | Flight Engineer | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 83Sqn | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | III | JA967 | OL-S | Wyton | 9 | Berlin | On its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark) | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 21 | Son of Mary McKerlay, of Glasgow | ||||||||
11 | Robson | Frederick Ernest | Sergeant | 1576820 | 1924 | Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 463Sqn RAAF | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | I | HK537 | JO-S | Waddington | 35 | Berlin | En route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark). | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 21 | Sgt Robson RAF was found washed ashore near Stolbro in Augustenborg fjord (Air War Over Denmark) Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Nora Robson, of Derby | ||||||||
12 | Robson | William Bowman | Flying Officer | 144657 | Wireless Operator | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 83Sqn | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | III | JA967 | OL-S | Wyton | 9 | Berlin | On its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark) | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 21 | ||||||||||
13 | Suthers | Harold | Sergeant | R/161424 | 24 Oct 1923 | Canadian | Air Gunner | RCAF | Bomber Command | 463Sqn RAAF | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | I | HK537 | JO-S | Waddington | 35 | Berlin | En route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark). | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 20A | Paradie Archive Database | Flt Sgt Suthers RCAF was found dead near Broballe among the wreckage of JA967 behind the dairy not more than 20 metres from a crew member of JA967 (Air War Over Denmark) Son of Walter and Ethel Suthers, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
14 | Waite | Arthur | Flight Sergeant | 1579832 | 1922 | Air Gunner | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 83Sqn | 1944-01-28 | Lancaster | III | JA967 | OL-S | Wyton | 9 | Berlin | On its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark) | Killed | Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 21 | Son of William and Ellen Lavinia Waite, of Little Addington, Northamptonshire |
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