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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Bailey	Robert	Flight Sergeant	429072	Age 20	New Zealand	Bomb Aimer	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-23	Stirling	III	EF137	AA-E	Mepal	20:42	Gardening	Failed To Return GERMAN A/C, DENMARK unk, Crash near Vemmenaes, 3km ESE , Lundeby island aasinge, Fyn. Outbound EF137 was attacked by German nightfighter, probably Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Frank of 3./NJG 3. A fire started and a little later the bomber disintegrated in the air and fell in the sea off Vemmenæs at 23:20 hours killing the whole crew.	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Mil. Plot. Row 4. 6. , Monument Svendborg Denmark	In Memory	Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses Son of Inez Bailey, and Stepson of James Freeman, of Auckland, New Zealand.	Courtesy: flensted.eu.com RNZAF Archives airmen.dk
2	Butler	Patrick Frederick	Sergeant	1384944			A/G	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-23	Stirling	III	EF137	AA-E	Mepal	2042	Gardening	Failed To Return GERMAN A/C, DENMARK unk, Crash near Vemmenaes, 3km ESE , Lundeby island aasinge, Fyn. Outbound EF137 was attacked by German nightfighter, probably Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Frank of 3./NJG 3. A fire started and a little later the bomber disintegrated in the air and fell in the sea off Vemmenæs at 23:20 hours killing the whole crew.	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark, Monument Svendborg Denmark	In Memory	Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses	Courtesy: flensted.eu.com RNZAF Archives airmen.dk
3	Harrison	William Frederick	Sergeant	1396448			W/Op/A/G	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-23	Stirling	III	EF137	AA-E	Mepal	2042	Gardening	Failed To Return GERMAN A/C, DENMARK unk, Crash near Vemmenaes, 3km ESE , Lundeby island aasinge, Fyn. Outbound EF137 was attacked by German nightfighter, probably Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Frank of 3./NJG 3. A fire started and a little later the bomber disintegrated in the air and fell in the sea off Vemmenæs at 23:20 hours killing the whole crew.	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark, Monument Svendborg Denmark		Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses Son of Charles Joseph and Elizabeth Emily Harrison of Hackney, London. His Brother Flt. Sgt. David Ernest Harrison D.Fm. Also Died On Service.	Courtesy: flensted.eu.com RNZAF Archives airmen.dk
4	Lammas	Mauson	Flight Sergeant	421728	Age 30	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-23	Stirling	III	EF137	AA-E	Mepal	2042	Gardening	Failed To Return GERMAN A/C, DENMARK unk, Crash near Vemmenaes, 3km ESE , Lundeby island aasinge, Fyn. Outbound EF137 was attacked by German nightfighter, probably Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Frank of 3./NJG 3. A fire started and a little later the bomber disintegrated in the air and fell in the sea off Vemmenæs at 23:20 hours killing the whole crew.	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Mil. Plot. Row 4. 3. Monument Svendborg Denmark	In Memory	Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses SON OF JAMES ARTHUR YOUNG LAMMAS AND AIMEE SOPHIE LAMMAS; HUSBAND OF ROSE LAMMAS, OF KARAMU, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.	Courtesy: flensted.eu.com RNZAF Archives airmen.dk
5	Thomas	Edwin Henry	Sergeant	1811856			FE	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-23	Stirling	III	EF137	AA-E	Mepal	2042	Gardening	Failed To Return GERMAN A/C, DENMARK unk, Crash near Vemmenaes, 3km ESE , Lundeby island aasinge, Fyn. Outbound EF137 was attacked by German nightfighter, probably Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Frank of 3./NJG 3. A fire started and a little later the bomber disintegrated in the air and fell in the sea off Vemmenæs at 23:20 hours killing the whole crew.	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Mil. Plot. Row 3. 1. , Monument Svendborg Denmark	In Memory	Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses	Courtesy: flensted.eu.com RNZAF Archives airmen.dk
6	Vaughan	Douglas William	Flight Sergeant	429046		New Zealand	Navigator	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-23	Stirling	III	EF137	AA-E	Mepal	2042	Gardening	Failed To Return GERMAN A/C, DENMARK unk, Crash near Vemmenaes, 3km ESE , Lundeby island aasinge, Fyn. Outbound EF137 was attacked by German nightfighter, probably Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Frank of 3./NJG 3. A fire started and a little later the bomber disintegrated in the air and fell in the sea off Vemmenæs at 23:20 hours killing the whole crew.	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark, Monument Svendborg Denmark		Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses Son of William Vaughan and of Florence Evelyn Vaughan (Nee Ayres), of Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand. Husband of Muriel Belle Vaughan, of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.	Courtesy: flensted.eu.com RNZAF Archives airmen.dk