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| Date: | Monday 18 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:57 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9320 |
| MSN: | OJ-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea to the south of Lolland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
| operation - Gardening Daffodils (southern entrance to The Sound) |
Hit by flak from Wache Rødby, Kappel and S-Hafen Rødby. Crashed into the Baltic Sea to the south of Lolland. Those who survived were rescued by local fishing boat
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Graham Howard Roy Woodhouse RAF 1250028 [PoW] Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 107
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George Dormer Anderson RAF 1377901 [PoW] L1 Barth / L6 Heydekrug / 357 Thorn / Fallingbostel. PoW Number 790
Navigator : Sergeant Gordon James Victor Lock RAF 573786 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial Panel 88
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ronald Jack Nason RAF 1164642 [PoW] Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 78
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Ronald Herbert P Waite RAF 924069 [PoW] Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 101
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Gerald Grant RAF 1177485 [PoW] L3 Sagan / L6 Heydekrug / 357 Thorn / Fallingbostel. PoW Number 52
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant James Michael Wootton RAFVR 968034 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial Panel 77
Sources:
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=http://www.airmen.dk/p082.htm&prev=search
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194226.shtml
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2017 18:44 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 11-May-2022 19:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, ] |
| 14-May-2024 12:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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