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| Date: | Thursday 24 September 1942 |
| Time: | 03:45 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5909 |
| MSN: | VN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea 1.5 km northeast of Hyllekrog lighthouse; Lolland, Sjælland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:02 hrs local time for an operation to Wismar in Germany.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed in shallow water.
On the afternoon of 6 October the remains of Sgt C F. Watson RAAF was found on the beach near Egholm 5 kilometres to the west of Nysted. It was taken to the Chapel in Nysted and later picked up by the Wehrmacht and taken to Svinø. On 9/10-1942 Watson and Carnley who had been found near Hyllekrog were laid to rest in one coffin in Svinø cemetery.
The rest of the crew who were Pilot F/Sgt George K. Dickenson, Sgt William H. Trottier, Sgt Rex A. Gotts RAAF, F/Sgt Henry J. Wade and Sgt Harold A. Phillips RAAF have no known graves and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194262.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2020 10:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
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