GCZB1P Mindesten - Lancaster EE138 (Traditional Cache) in Denmark created by TeamAtos

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Hidden : 12/2/2006

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Lancaster EE138
460 SQUADRON RAAF

Skudt ned natten mellem 3 og 4 september 1943 af en tysk jager. EE138 var på vej mod Berlin.
vidner til styrtet siger at de hørte en eksplosion og et højt bump der lød mere som et plask - en stor ting der ramte vand - end en eksplosion. Den dag i dag kan man stadig se en lavning på marken der ligner en flyvemaskine.

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EE138 was shot down by a nightfighter and went down in flames. It crashed west of the village of Stadil. Upon impact it exploded and completely destroyed the aircraft. In 1949 the mother of one of the crew members visited the scene. On that occasion locals decided to set up a memorial for the 8 airmen. The memorial was revealed on May 5th, 1950.

People who witnessed the crash say that there were a short "fire like" explosion and a huge "bump" which sounded more like a "splash" - a big thing hitting water - than an explosion. Even today you are able to see a lowering in the field in which you can make out a rough silhouette of an aircraft.

Crew:

Wt/O E. C. Carthew RAAF KIA
Sgt J. C. Coombes RAF KIA
F/O S. H. Forrester RAAF KIA
Sgt M. F. Jowett RAF KIA
S/L C. R. Kelaher RAAF Pilot KIA
Sgt A. Rolfe RAF KIA
Sgt E. C. Thirkettle RAF KIA
Wt/O C.R. Walsh RAAF KIA

The place became graveyard for seven of the eighth man crew, while the remains (only one torso was found after the crash) of the last crew member is buried on the graveyard Svinø - without being identified

Parkeringskoordinater/Parking coordinates
N 56 11.497
E 008 10.982

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Mindesten - Lancaster EE138 Traditional Cache

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