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#Name* SORT (↑)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.Photo (Click to Expand)CommemoratedBornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateReferring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 BullFrancis Charles WilliamSergeant578353Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 21Flight EngineerRAFVRBomber Command463Sqn RAAF
1944-01-28LancasterIHK537JO-SWaddington35BerlinEn route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark).KilledA couple of weeks after the crash Sgt Bull RAF was found in a field by the owner of Pommersgaard farm while ploughing it. He buried the remains of Bull at the edge of the field and erected a propeller blade on the grave

On 5 June 1945 the place was officially recognised as a grave by the authorities. In spite of this the English Army disinterred the body on 8 august 1946 and moved it to Aabenraa Cemetery where Sgt Bull rest today (Air War Over Denmark)
2 ChristmasLewis HavelockFlight Sergeant406292Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 1413 Dec 1917 in Northam, VIC, AustraliaAustralianBomb AimerRAAFBomber Command463Sqn RAAF
1944-01-28LancasterIHK537JO-SWaddington0.0035BerlinEn route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark).KilledThe remaining crew members were Navigator Plt Off George J. Kerr, Bomb Aimer Flt Sgt Lewis H. Christmass and Air Gnr Sgt Ronald J. Grist. It appears that most of these were laid to rest on 2 February 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. The reason for the uncertainty is that some were buried as unknown flyers and that the Germans destroyed the cemetery records in May 1945. Today only exist a few pages which was “liberated” by a Dane before the liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. (Air War Over Denmark)

Son of Lewis Eldred William and Mary Amy Elizabeth Christmass, of Subiaco, Western Australia
3 CooperNorman PercivalFlight Lieutenant29881Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 2423 Sep 1912 in Midland Junction, WA, AustraliaAustralianPilotRAAFBomber Command463Sqn RAAF
1944-01-28LancasterIHK537JO-SWaddington35BerlinEn route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark).KilledFlt Lt Cooper was found dead in a quickset hedge near Lusig Skov forrest and Broballe Mark. He was taken to Broballe by horse wagon (Air War Over Denmark)

Son of Samuel Alfred and Stella Cooper; husband of Bernice Evelyn Cooper, of West Leederville, Western Australia
4 DaviesPeter GroucuttFlying Officer143143
Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 24Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command83Sqn
1944-01-28LancasterIIIJA967OL-SWyton9BerlinOn its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark)Killed
5 GristRonald JamesSergeant918972Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 151918Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command463Sqn RAAF
1944-01-28LancasterIHK537JO-SWaddington35BerlinEn route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark).KilledThe remaining crew members were Navigator Plt Off George J. Kerr, Bomb Aimer Flt Sgt Lewis H. Christmass and Air Gnr Sgt Ronald J. Grist. It appears that most of these were laid to rest on 2 February 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. The reason for the uncertainty is that some were buried as unknown flyers and that the Germans destroyed the cemetery records in May 1945. Today only exist a few pages which was “liberated” by a Dane before the liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. (Air War Over Denmark)

Son of Albert and Patricia Grist
6 HydeHorace RobertFlight Lieutenant118161
Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 211912PilotRAFVRBomber Command83Sqn
1944-01-28LancasterIIIJA967OL-SWyton9BerlinOn its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark)KilledSon of William Henry and Agnes Louisa Hyde; husband of Doris Edna Hyde, of Shirley, Warwickshire
7 JamesBrian AndrewFlying Officer136730
Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 211922Bomb AimerRAFVRBomber Command83Sqn
1944-01-28LancasterIIIJA967OL-SWyton9BerlinOn its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark)KilledSon of William Andrew Charles and Katherine Marguerite James, of Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire
8 KerrGeorge JeffreysPilot Officer409553Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 131 Feb 1914, Bairnsdale, VIC, AustraliaAustralianNavigatorRAAFBomber Command463Sqn RAAF
1944-01-28LancasterIHK537JO-SWaddington35BerlinEn route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark).KilledThe remaining crew members were Navigator Plt Off George J. Kerr, Bomb Aimer Flt Sgt Lewis H. Christmass and Air Gnr Sgt Ronald J. Grist. It appears that most of these were laid to rest on 2 February 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. The reason for the uncertainty is that some were buried as unknown flyers and that the Germans destroyed the cemetery records in May 1945. Today only exist a few pages which was “liberated” by a Dane before the liberation of Denmark on 5 May 1945. (Air War Over Denmark)

Son of Peter Conway Kerr and Caroline Mary Kerr, of Springvale, Victoria, Australia
9 LockyerClement CharlesFlight Lieutenant67610
Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 211917NavigatorRAFVRBomber Command83Sqn
1944-01-28LancasterIIIJA967OL-SWyton9BerlinOn its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark)KilledSon of Charles Alfred Septimus Lockyer, and of Alice Ellen Lockyer, of Gidea Park, Essex; husband of Betty Lockyer
10 McKerlayRobertSergeant1820965
Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 211923Flight EngineerRAFVRBomber Command83Sqn
1944-01-28LancasterIIIJA967OL-SWyton9BerlinOn its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark)KilledSon of Mary McKerlay, of Glasgow
11 RobsonFrederick ErnestSergeant1576820Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 211924Wireless Operator/Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command463Sqn RAAF
1944-01-28LancasterIHK537JO-SWaddington35BerlinEn route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark).KilledSgt Robson RAF was found washed ashore near Stolbro in Augustenborg fjord (Air War Over Denmark)

Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Nora Robson, of Derby
12 RobsonWilliam BowmanFlying Officer144657
Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 21Wireless OperatorRAFVRBomber Command83Sqn
1944-01-28LancasterIIIJA967OL-SWyton9BerlinOn its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark)Killed
13 SuthersHaroldSergeantR/161424Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Grave 20A24 Oct 1923CanadianAir GunnerRCAFBomber Command463Sqn RAAF
1944-01-28LancasterIHK537JO-SWaddington35BerlinEn route to Berlin collided with Lancaster III JA967 of RAF 83 Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord. Two dinghies and a parachute were found near Ny Stavenbøl. A wing and the part of the fuselage which is next to the Wireless Operators seat was found in Augustenborg Fjord. The major part of the aircraft crashed in the fields of Pommersgaard farm near Mjels (Air War Over Denmark).KilledParadie Archive DatabaseFlt Sgt Suthers RCAF was found dead near Broballe among the wreckage of JA967 behind the dairy not more than 20 metres from a crew member of JA967 (Air War Over Denmark)

Son of Walter and Ethel Suthers, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
14 WaiteArthurFlight Sergeant1579832
Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 4 Collective Grave 211922Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command83Sqn
1944-01-28LancasterIIIJA967OL-SWyton9BerlinOn its way towards Berlin the pathfinder a.c Lancaster JA967 collided with Lancaster I HK537 of 463 RAAF Sqn over Augustenborg Fjord at approx 0230. Both a/c fell to the ground on the northern part of the island of Als killing all onboard. Two dinghies and a parachute were later found near Ny Stavenbøl while one of the wings and part of the fuselage was found in the fjord. The a/c crashed near Broballe in a field to the north of the Pommersgaard farm near Mjels. Strangely the outer part of both wings was found 500-600 metres south of the crash site. A total of 8 bodies were taken by the Wehrmacht to the fire station in Broballe, among them Fg Off Davies who had been found dead in the rear turret. They were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 2 Feb 1944. A German army chaplain officiated at the graveside ceremony. (Air War Over Denmark)KilledSon of William and Ellen Lavinia Waite, of Little Addington, Northamptonshire

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