Lancaster III JB734 crashed near Gunderup 10/4-1944

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Lancaster III JB734 crashed near Gunderup 10/4-1944

The aircraft belonged to RAAF (RAF) 460 Sqn and was coded AR-X.
T/o 21:15 Binbrook. OP: Gardening the Baltic Sea.

On the returnflight JB734 was attacked by a night fighter piloted by Unteroffizier Carl-Hans Hurth of
12./NJG 3 and crashed at Bjerremose bog 400 metres west of the farm belonging to Hans Christensen near Gunderup at 03:55 hours.

The crew consisting of Pilot P/O R.J. Proud RAAF, F/Sgt George W. Boyce RAAF, Air Gnr.Sgt Sidney Edwards, Flt. Engr. Sgt Thomas McKinstry, F/Sgt Donald H. Martin RAAF, F/Sgt Edgar Oberhardt RAAF and F/O Leonhardt M. Ryan RAAF all died. They were all laid to rest in Fovrfelt cemetery in Esbjerg on 15/4 1944.

(Via Ole Kraul)