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Blenheim IV R3904 crashed two km. east of Aabybro on 13/8-1940.
R3904 had been hit by flak over the target and Pilot P/O “Benny” B.T.J. Newland tried desperately to stay with the rest of the A flight when he was attacked by fighters. Newland was hit in his left shoulder and was aware that both Observer Sgt. Cyril Ankers and Air gunner Sgt. Kenneth Turner had been hit and were either wounded or killed. He called for them to get out and opened the escape hatch over his head, and was sucked out by the airstream. The aircraft crashed north of Kongstedgård farm east of Aabybro. Newland landed in parachute not far from the crash site where he was met by the local farmer Niels Vad. Newlands first question was: What time is it ? Shortly after a German motorcycle with sidecar arrived and took Newland to Fliegerhorst Aalborg West. Eventually he was taken to the German Lazarett at Kamilianerklinikken hospital in Aalborg. After about a week he was sent to Germany Dulag Luft near Frankfurt for quistioning. Afterwards he was sent to Offlag IX A/H Schloss Spangenberg from where he was later moved to Stalag Luft III Sagan. Ankers and Turner were laid to rest in Vadum cemetery on 16/8 1940.
The burning wreckage.
Pilot P/O “Benny” B.T.J. Newland
From POW-camp
Air gunner Sgt. Kenneth Turner
Links to the other crashed aircrafts: August 13 1940 attack on Aalborg West
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