Plane 152x LAN X - At Halsskov
Lancaster X - At Halsskov Updated: 26 FEB 2012
IKKE HAL DT628 men en ukendt Lancaster! NOT
HAL DT628 but an unknown Lancaster! Afg�rende nyt: Det var IKKE en Halifax, men en ukendt Lancaster - denne Lancaster X! Se Press + Halsskov Halifax/Lancaster.
21. april 1943 styrtede LAN X ned ved Strandg�rden (Revvej 167,4220 Kors�r
her) ved Halsskov.(Kilde:V. Skaarup) Se
Google Map p152 + tysk rapport.
LAN X startede fra England 20. april 1943 om aftenen for at bombe Stettin, skudt ned af flak 21. april 1943 kl. 00.18.Efterlysning Kors�r Posten + TV
Kort version ud fra alle indsamlede oplysninger:
Flyet var p� vej ned gennem Storeb�lt mod Stettin. Det m� v�re blevet ramt og sl�et ud af kurs, s� det fl�j mod nordvest ud for Kors�r. Det sk�d mod tyske stillinger, blev ramt igen og drejede ind over land, kastede en bombe ved Strandgaarden og styrtede ned lige efter. Bombelasten eksploderede i nedslaget og br�ndstoffet
omr�det til et flammehav. Huse blev beskadiget. Flyet og bes�tningen blev spr�ngt i mange sm� stumper. Dele af lig blev samlet op, f�rt til
Bispebjerg Kirkegaard og begravet som ukendte i 7 grave, se Bispebjerg plan. Aviserne skrev ikke om ligene. Politirapporter eksisterer ikke mere.
425 fly fl�j fra England for at bombe vigtige m�l, se
Stettin + Rostock 20 - 21 April 1943. 30 vendte ikke tilbage, og vi ved hvad der skete med de 26.
4 fly forsvandt sporl�st. Lost Bombers har disse links til dem: Halifax DT628 * Lancaster ED326 * Lancaster W4254 * Lancaster W4325. (Se LAN W4325 her.)
Det uidentificerede fly ved Halsskov kalder jeg Lancaster X.
De 3 Lancaster-fly blev leveret af A.V.Roe (Chadderton) og de havde alle Merlin 20 motorer. Mere: G� ned p� siden
AVRO - Chadderton's proud heritage.
Historiker Harry Holmes har bekr�ftet, at numre i den afg�rende nyligt fundne rapport var fra deres Lancaster bombefly - men umuligt at sige fra hvilket fly!
Se i www.airmen.dk historien om LAN W4325 og West Slagelse!
En motor blev fundet ved nedstyrtningsstedet. Det var tydeligt for flere eksperter en Rolls-Royce Merlin der aldrig blev brugt i en Stirling, men b�de i Halifax II og Lancaster I. Ingen p�pegede forskelle mellem versionerne i Halifax og Lancaster, s� da andre vidnesbyrd pegede p� Halifax, blev flyet identificeret som
HAL DT628.
En nyligt fundet rapport havde detaljer der viste det var en Lancaster, ogs�
Fotos fra Air Historical Branch. Det blev anerkendt af en uafh�ngig ekspert fra Planehunters
i Belgien, som efterf�lgende erkl�rede om fotos fra
www.airmen.dk at de 100% viste, at det var en Lancaster! Se Merlin! Lancaster X
Henning Knudsen fastslog om Landingsstel og dele i Kors�r at landingshjulet helt afgjort er fra en Halifax! Se ogs� en anden Halifax, fotos p158 og Lancaster + Halifax landingsstel. Bag jernbanevognen med vragrester ses i �verste venstre hj�rne noget af sydgavlen af
Amerikakajen 1, 4220 Kors�r.
5 dage efter styrtene n�vnte Luftgaukommando XI i Hamburg flyet ved Halsskov
som en Halifax!!! Det s� jeg f�rst i dokumenter fra
Helge W. Gram, da folk i Kors�r
var blevet spurgt om oplysninger!
Se Artikler i Kors�r Posten og indslag i TV2 �ST. Det har givet et antal beretninger og serier af fotos. Imponerende! Se Kors�r Avis om flystyrt og Berlingske Tidende om flystyrt. Pointen er at maskinen eksploderede ved nedslaget. Stykker af flyet og flyverne blev spredt over et st�rre omr�de nord for Revvej.
Se fotos: Flere fotos * Fotos fra Finn Hansen * Fotos taget af Holger Christiansen *
Strandgaarden serie 2 * Hj�rne ved Strandgaarden.
5 vidner om flystyrtet:
Villy Skaarup * D. Hansen * J�rgen Bech Nielsen * Bjarne Johansen * Karen Margrethe N�rregaard f. N�sted. Sor� Amtstidende den 21. april
1943 skriver om
nattens luftkampe: "Seks til syv
amerikanske flyvemaskiner
blev i
nat skudt
ned af luftskytsbatterier i og omkring Kors�r. - - -
6-7 maskiner blev ramt og styrtede br�ndende ned. To af
faldt i Storeb�lt."
Avisen n�vner ogs� flystyrt ved Kongsmark (p157 STI R9261) og
Dr�sselbjerg (p158 HAL HR722).
Se ogs� Stettin + Rostock 20-21 April 1943.
Journalisten var ikke ekspert i flyvemaskiner. Han g�tter sig til maskintypen, bombest�rrelsen og antallet af bomber og bes�tningsmedlemmer!!! Han skrev:
"Bombemaskine knust p� Revvej - 7 mand dr�bt. En af de nedskudte maskiner, en amerikansk 3-motorers bombemaskine, styrtede ved midnatstid ned ved
Revvej. Dens 7-mands bes�tning omkom. Inden maskinen styrtede ned (her - kilde: Villy Skaarup), lettede den sig for noget af sin bombelast, to 250 kg bomber.
faldt mellem Elektrikernes Feriehjem (Strandhotellet) og Strandg�rden (nu Revvej 167, 4220 Kors�r
her), den anden i et hus ved fabrikant N�steds villa.
bombe blev siddende i
k�kkenet." (I n�ste udgave af avisen rettes sidstn�vnte til, at det ikke var en bombe men et stykke af en propelaksel!)
"Bomben, der faldt p� fri mark, eksploderede med et m�gtigt dr�n, og lufttrykket fra eksplosionen spredte sin �del�ggende virkning omkring i �vrige bydele. Bomben efterlod et m�gtigt krater i jorden. (Omkring her ca. 40 m vest for Strandgaarden med det r�de tag) - - - V�rst gik det ud over de n�rmeste ejendomme, hvor d�re
og vinduer fl�j ind i husene (og et utal af ruder blev knust, ogs�
3-4 km fra bomben). Da den nedskudte maskine ramte jorden indtr�dte en eksplosion, og hele omr�det omkring maskinen var et stort flammehav, da brandv�senet
kom til stede. Eksplosionen spr�ngte maskinen. Stumperne slyngedes langt omkring." (Kopi fra
Kors�r Lokalarkiv v/ Kurt Rehder, der ogs� sendte fotos b�de fra arkivet og et han tog selv i marts 2010.) Se cigaretetui og
dele fra Lancaster X.
Sor� Amtstidende har ogs� det omtalte foto af motoren. Der n�vnes intet om flyverne! Motoren blev fundet her omkring 100 m nord�st for N�sted's villa, Bragesvej 49. (Kilde: Kaj Christiansen) Positionerne kendes ogs� ved en anden motor og ved
en propel - se
Google Map p152. De tre aviser fort�ller intet om flyvere i faldsk�rme i den m�nelyse nat. Der er heller ingen senere rapporter om ilanddrevne flyvere fra netop det fly.
Det eksplode-
ved nedslaget, fortalte �jenvidnet Villy Skaarup. Bombelasten knuste flyet til sm�dele spredt over et stort omr�de og br�ndstof til Stettin og tilbage til England
det til et flammehav. Se Fotos taget af Holger Christiansen. Flyverne blev dr�bt p� stedet.
En arm hang i et tr� fortalte Edith G.E.Hansen til Kors�r Posten.
D. Hansen: Afrevne menneskedele l� spredt rundt omkring. Det mest makabre var at soldaterne gik og sparkede fodbold med hovederne af de omkomne mennesker.
J�rgen Bech Nielsen:
jeg s� at P.K. Justesen k�rte med en hestevogn og l�ssede ligene op p� vognen med en fork. De l� jo spredt overalt. Bjarne Johansen: Tyskerne gik og samlede ligstumperne op. Fire zinkkister kom de i. Karen Margrethe N�rregaard: Jeg erindrer, at vi s�, at piloten sad foroverb�jet i maskinen n�sten skeletteret af branden, og et andet medlem af bes�tningen var faldet ned i vores haveh�k - - - P� Bispebjerg Kirkeg�rd, se plan, blev 7 "ukendte engelske flyvere (Fundet 23. april 1943) Nedstyrtet med fly. Nedskydning. Begravet 28. april 1943."
Jeg mener ganske afgjort, at de kun kan v�re fra dette styrt ved Halsskov!
Navne p� de 7 flyvere uden kendt grav er p� the Runnymede Memorial blandt mere end 20.000 navne p� flyvere, der ikke har en kendt grav. (Kilde: CWGC) Breaking news: It was NOT a Halifax, but an unidentified Lancaster - this Lancaster X - my name! See Press + Halsskov Halifax/Lancaster.
On 21 April 1943 LAN X crashed at Strandgaarden
(Revvej 167,4220 Kors�r
here)at Halsskov. (Source:V.Skaarup)
See Google Map p152+German report.
LAN X took off from England in the evening of 20 April 1943 to bomb Stettin, shot down by flak on 21 April 1943 at 00.18 hours. Kors�r Posten + TV
Short version based on all information collected in the research:
The plane was flying south over the Storeb�lt heading for Stettin. It must have been hit and knocked out of course, so it headed north west off Kors�r. It fired at German positions, was hit again and turned to the right over land, dropped a bomb at Strandgaarden and crashed a moment later. The bomb load exploded on impact
the fuel turned the area into a sea of flames. Houses were damaged. The plane and its crew were blown into many small pieces. Parts of bodies were picked up, taken to Bispebjerg Cemetery and buried as unknown in 7 graves, see
Bispebjerg plan.
Newspapers did not write about the bodies. No police reports exist.
425 planes took off from England to bomb important targets, see
Stettin + Rostock 20 - 21 April 1943. 30 failed to return and we know what happened to 26 of them.
4 planes were lost without trace: Lost Bombers has these links to them: Halifax DT628 * Lancaster ED326 * Lancaster W4254 * Lancaster W4325. I call the unidentified bomber at Halsskov Lancaster X.
Lancaster I ED326 PH-K, 12 Squadron, RAF. Airborne from Wickenby (Time unknown) Lost without trace. Crew of 7. Lost Bombers: This Mk.1 was delivered to 12 Sqdn Nov42
Lancaster I W4254 DX-S, 57 Squadron, RAF, Airborne 2148 20Apr43 from Scampton. Lost without trace. Crew of 7.
Lost Bombers: Lancaster Mk.1s, delivered from Jul42 to Nov42 initially fitted with Merlin 20 engines.
Lancaster I W4325 UV-O, 460 Squadron, RAAF, Airborne 2141 20Apr43 from Breighton. Lost without trace. Crew of 7. (See LAN W4325 on
www.airmen.dk) Lost Bombers: "built as Lancaster Mk.1s and delivered from Jul42 to Nov42 - W4325 was a Mk.1 and was delivered to 460 Sqdn 30Oct42." All of the three bombers were ordered from A.V.Roe (Chadderton) and they all had Merlin 20 engines. More: Scroll down on
Historian Harry Holmes has confirmed that the numbers in the decisive newly found Investigation Reports were from their Lancasters - impossible to say from which!
See in www.airmen.dk the story of LAN W4325 and West Slagelse!
An engine was found at the crash site. It was obvious to a number of experts a Rolls-Royce Merlin that never was used in a Stirling, but in Halifax II as well as in Lancaster I. Nobody pointed out the differences between the versions in Halifax and Lancaster, so when other evidence pointed at Halifax the plane was identified as
HAL DT628. A newly found report had details showing that is was a Lancaster, see also Air Historical Branch photos. It was recognized by an independant expert from Planehunters in Belgium, who subsequently stated about photos from
www.airmen.dk that they 100% sure showed that it was a Lancaster! See Merlin! Lancaster X.
Henning Knudsen established about the
Undercarriage and parts in Kors�r that the landingwheel definitely is from a Halifax! See also Halifax, Photos p158 and
Lancaster + Halifax undercarriage. Behind the goods van with pieces of wreckage a part of the south gable of
Amerikakajen 1, 4220 Kors�r is seen in the left corner.
5 days after the air crashes Luftgaukommando XI in Hamburg mentioned the plane at Halsskov
as a Halifax!!! I did not see that in documents from
Helge W. Gram
before people in Kors�r had been asked for information! See Articles in the Kors�r Posten and item on TV2 EAST. It gave a number of accounts and series of photos. Impressing! See Kors�r Avis about air crashes and Berlingske Tidende about air crashes. The point is that the plane exploded on impact. Pieces of the plane and of the airmen were scattered over a large area north of
Revvej. See photos: More photos * Photos from Finn Hansen * Photos taken by Holger Christiansen * Strandgaarden series 2 * 5 witnesses about the air crash:
Villy Skaarup *D. Hansen*J�rgen Bech Nielsen*Bjarne Johansen*Karen Margrethe N�rregaard . On 21 April 1943 Sor� Amtstidende writes about the aerial battle
of the night, "Last
night six or seven British and American aircraft were shot down by flak batteries
in and around Kors�r. - - - 6-7 aircraft were hit and crashed, burning. Two of the aircraft crashed into the
Storeb�lt." The newspaper also mentions air crashes at Kongsmark (STI R9261) and Dr�sselbjerg (HAL HR722). See also Stettin + Rostock 20 - 21 April 1943.
The reporter was no expert in aircraft. He guessed at the type of plane, the size of the bomb and the number of crew members. He wrote, "Bomber smashed on
Revvej -
7 men killed. At about midnight an American 3 engined bomber, one of the planes which were shot down, crashed at Revvej. Its crew of 7 perished. Before
the plane crashed, it lightened itself of some of its bomb load, two bombs of 250 kg. The first fell between the Electricians' Holiday House (Strandhotellet) and Strandgaarden
(now Revvej 167,
4220 Kors�r here), the second in a house at factory owner N�sted's villa. The second bomb stuck in the kitchen."
(In the next edition of the newspaper the description of the second bomb was changed. It was not a bomb, but a piece of the shaft of a propeller!)
"The bomb which fell into an open field exploded with an enormous boom, and the air pressure from the explosion spread its devastating effect to other parts of the town. The bomb left a huge crater in the ground. (About
here app. 40 m west of Strandgaarden with the red roof). The nearest houses were severely damaged. Doors and windows flew into the houses (and a vast number of windows were broken, also 3-4 km from the bomb). When the plane hit the ground it exploded and all of the area around the plane was a sea of flames, when the fire brigade arrived. The explosion blew up the plane. Pieces were hurled far away." (Copy from Kurt Rehder
Kors�r Lokalarkiv. He also sent photos both from the archives and one he took himself in March 2010.) See cigarette case and parts from Lancaster X.
The newspaper Sor� Amtstidende also has the photo of the engine. Nothing was written about the airmen! The engine was found
here about 100 m north east of
N�sted's villa, Bragesvej 49. (Source: Kaj Christiansen) The positions are also known for another engine and a
propeller, see
Google Map p152. The three newspapers tell nothing about airmen in parachutes in the moonlit night. There are no later reports of airmen from this plane washed ashore. The plane exploded on impact, the eye witness Villy Skaarup related. The bomb load crushed the plane into small parts scattered over a large area and fuel for the flight to
and back to England turned the area into in a sea of flames. See Photos taken by Holger Christiansen. The airmen were killed on the spot. "I saw an arm
hanging in a tree," Edith G. E. Hansen related.
D. Hansen: Parts of bodies were scattered around us. What was most macabre about it was that the soldiers were playing football with the heads of the deceased people.
I saw P. K. Justesen with his horse-drawn carriage loading the
corpses onto the wagon with a pitchfork. They were scattered all over the place. Bjarne Johansen:
The Germans walked about picking up parts of bodies. They were put into
4 zinc coffins. K.M. N�rregaard: I recall that we saw the pilot sitting bent forward in the plane nearly skeletonized by the fire - - -
On 28 April 1943 "7 unknown English airmen, crashed with an aircraft (shot down)" were buried in Bispebjerg. I think that they can only be from this air crash!
Here there are 8 headstones to unknown allied airmen of the Royal Air Force, 7 + 1, all of them buried on 28 April 1943, see plan.
The 7 airmen are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial among more than 20,000
airmen who have no known grave. (Source:
CWGC) 7 airmen.