Squadron: (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-01-09
Completion Date: 1943-01-09
Mission: Minelaying
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Oresund Sweden (Daffodil)
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Waddington
Take Off Time: 17:36
Squadron Code: KM S
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Aabenraa, Denmark
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft W 4277 lost to enemy action whilst laying mines off the Danish Coast..
Claim by Fw Ernst Baader 4/NJG3 - 8674 B1 in See: 2,700m at 21:10
Crashed Sost Skov (Forest) near Rise-Hjarup 3 km NNW of Aabenraa Denmark
Six RAF members of the crew, Flying Officer A.G. Cameron, Sergeants A.R.A. Colonna, J. Hutchison, J.H. Lightfoot, D.B. Mogg, and S. Wright were also killed.
Source of Personnel and grave marker images via "Airwar over Denmark" (http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430001.shtml)
