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Wellington X HE395 crashed at Over Jersdal on 29/4 1943.
The aircraft belonged to RAF 196 Sqn Bomber Command and was coded ZO-?.
T/o 20:55 Leconfield. OP: Gardening Forget-me-not (Kiel bay)
Returning towards west over Denmark from the target area HE395 was picked up on
radar by “Amiese” radar on Løjtland.
The radar lead a Bf 119 nightfighter piloted by Leutnant Mees
with Bordfunker
Unteroffizier Ostheimer of 6./NJG 3 towards the Wellington.
HE395 caught fire
and crashed at 00:15 in a field 500-600 metres south of Over Jersdal and broke
completely up and burned.
The crew consisting of Pilot F/Lt Ian N. Bonard, Navigator F/O John J, Burns,
Navigator Sgt Albert R. Potter, W/op-Air Gnr. F/S Basil A. Curtis and Air Gnr.
P/O John I. Ford all died and were laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on
7/5-1943.
It should be noticed that the night fighter pilot Leutnant Mees have mixed the
time for his two claims on this night in his report.
Sources: BCL, BA, CWGC, RL 19/455+456, AS 66-173, JJ.
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1943
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1943
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Stirling III BF515 shot down by Taagerup on 29/4
1943
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Stirling I EF356 shot down near Aadum on 29/4 1943
Lancaster III ED733 crashed at Jordrup on 29/4-1943
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