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Dennis John Quinlan

In memory of:

Flying Officer Dennis John Quinlan

August 17, 1942
Sea south of Mandø, Denmark

Military Service


Service Number:

J/6130

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

207 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Son of Percy and Grace Quinlan, of Victoria, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 108 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

AIII 10 16

Location:

Esbjerg is a port in south-western Jutland. ESBJERG (FOURFELT) CEMETERY is about 3 kilometres to the north of the town, off the road to Hjerting, along the Gravlundvej.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Dennis John Quinlan– Photo of F/O Quinlan courtesy of Air War Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com
  • Photo of Dennis Quinlan– Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
  • Group photo– Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
  • Plane wreakage– Photo of wreckage and information re crash courtesy Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com 

RAF 207 Sqn. Lancaster coded EM-J.
crashed on Operation Gardening (Mining)  Geranium.
At 02:58 Lancaster R5616 was attacked by a German night fighter and crashed burning in the tidal area 200 metres south of the Island of Mandø.
Only FLt. Engr. Sgt Jack Read managed to get out of the Lancaster before it crashed, and landed in his parachute in deep water at Sønder Hoved east of Mandø.
The rest of the crew of Lancaster R5616 perished and were laid to rest in Fovrfelt cemetery, Esbjerg on 22/8-1942. 

They were Pilot P/O Anthony J. Southwell, Air Observer F/O Dennis J. Quinlan RCAF, W/Op-Air Gnr. F/O Wilfrid M. Edmonds RAAF, W/Op-Air Gnr. Sgt Robert Robson, Air Gnr.Sgt Thomas Douglas and Air Gnr. F/Sgt John A. McLean RCAF.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Telegram– Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
  • Telegram– Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Dennis John Quinlan is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Dennis John Quinlan is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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