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Stirling III EH955 crashed near Jenning 19/4-1944.
The aircraft belonged to RAF 75 Sqn and was coded AA-K.
T/o 20:41 Mepal OP: Gardening ”Forget me not” (Kiel Bay).
EH955 crashed near Jenning at 00:23 hrs after having been attacked by Lt Heilig of IV./NJG 3
while flying at 4500 metres west of Haderslev.
The empennage broke of the bomber in the air and fell near the farm “Brandenhof”,
1½ kilometre from the rest of the bomber which fell in a field belonging to
farmer Thorkild Sørensen, Jenning.
(David McFarland)
Stirling III EH955 when serving with C Flight 75 NZ Squadron.
(McFarland)
The above is a propaganda photo showing Murray and McFarland
along with four other airmen.
Glen Marshall, Reg Gunn, Alf Newnham, Alan
Bromley, Jim Murray, John McFarland
On the next day Air Gnr. Sgt Peter Woollam RAF was found dead laying in a field
700 metres north west of the wreck. He was laid to rest in Gram cemetery on 21/4
1944.
(Richard Woollam)
Air Gnr. Sgt Peter Woollam RAF
(Richard Woollam)
Air Gnr. Sgt Peter Woollam RAF
(Richard Woollam)
Air Gnr. Sgt Peter Woollam RAF
Rear Gnr. Sgt John Mulligan RCAF was found in the tail section. Flt.
Engr. Sgt Hyman C. M. Kahler RAF and Pilot F/O Henry J. Murray RNZAF were found in the
fuselage. They were all laid to rest in Gram cemetery at 05:00 hours on 25/4
1944.
(Lauren Mulligan on behalf of her father Clifford Mulligan)
Rear Gnr. Sgt John (Jack) Mulligan RCAF
(Via Finn Buch)
Flt. Engr. Sgt Hyman C. M. Kahler RAF
(Mike Constantine)
Pilot F/O Henry J. Murray
(Via Ole Kraul)
Murray, Mcfarland, ?
Air Bomber Sgt Douglas John Hill RNZAF landed near the farm ”Lille Brandenhof” and
walked over to a neighbouring farm “Haugaardlund” . When the lights were turned
on in the stable, he entered the stable and addressed those working there. He
was taken to the house where he was given breakfast. At 08:00 the Danish police
was called and they in turn informed Leutnant Krüger of the Wehrmacht. Hill was
captured shortly after. He had descended in his parachute hanging by his left
foot and had injured his back and sprained an ankle when he landed. He was taken to Gram hospital
for treatment. Later he was shown his dead comrades and asked to identify them.
Afterwards he was sent to Dulag Luft in Oberursel near Frankfurt for
questioning. He arrived on 20/4-1944 and stayed until 6/5-1944. Next he was sent
to Stalag VI Heydekrug where he stayed from 12/5-1944 to July 1944. From there
he was transferred to Stalag 357 Thorn where he spend July 1944. The to Stalag
357 Fallingbostel from August 1944 to April 1945.
Also W/Op F/Sgt Gordon James Irwin RNZAF parachuted to safety. He was arrested by the Danish
police and handed over to the Wehrmacht. He was sent to Dulag Luft in Oberursel
where he stayed from 21/4-1944 to 28/4-1944. After interrogation he was passed
on to Stalag Luft III Sagan where he stayed from 30/4-1944 to 27/1-1945 when he
was sent to Marlag near Bremen. He stayed from 5/2-1945 to 10/4-1945 when he was
sent on a march to Trenthorst south of Lübeck where he stayed from 27/4-1945 to
liberation on 2/5-1945.
(Margaret Collins)
W/Op F/Sgt Gordon James Irwin RNZAF
(Margaret Collins)
W/Op F/Sgt Gordon James Irwin RNZAF
(Margaret Collins)
W/Op F/Sgt Gordon James Irwin RNZAF
Navigator Sgt John E.L. McFarland landed safely and managed to stay at large
until the morning of 21/4 when he was arrested by the Danish police in Rangstrub
mid way between Bevtoft and Agerskov
and was handed over to the Wehrmacht. He was sent to Dulag Luft at Oberursel
near Frankfurt where he stayed from 23/4-1944 to 29/4-1944 in solitary
confinement. After questioning he was sent to Stalag Luft III Sagan where he
stayed from 1/5-1944 to 27/1-1945. From 3/2-1945 to 10/4-1945 he spent time in
MILAG MALAG NORD near Bremen.
(David McFarland)
Navigator Sgt John E. L. McFarland
After the war a memorial stone was erected in a grove in Gram.
Sources: Report Toftlund police, LBUK, BCL, FAF, Hans Karl Tranberg Hansen,
Tiset, WO 344/198/1.
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