This  website is dedicated to the crew of R.A.A.F 460 Squadron Lancaster EE138 Coded  AR-E2  E for “Easy”
On the  4th of September 1943 while returning to RAF Binbrook Airbase after a raid on Berlin, Lancaster EE138 was shot down by a Luftwaffe  night fighter over Stadil, Denmark 
The crew  of 8 men in EE138 managed to steer the damaged Lancaster  away from the village   of Stadil before it  crashed on the edge of the Vest Stadil Fjord. 
"My mother stood watching the plane crash, and it flew low above the farm. If the pilots had not kept it in the air until it was free of the houses, I might not have been here today..." - Mr Anders N Andersen, September 2013. 
To this day, all but one of the  men remain within the fuselage of their plane, buried in the soft ground  of the once marshy perimeter of the fjord.
In October of 2004, the crash site was visited by a crew  member’s relative.  At that time it was very evident just how much  appreciation and care was shown in the immaculate presentation of the garden, the  memorial stone and surrounds at the EE138 crash site.  This was in stark  contrast to a degraded information plaque which had been erected  nearby in 1993 as a part of the 50th Commemoration. This plaque was  not only out of place, but contained totally inaccurate information about the  demise of EE138.
Again, in the middle of October 2004 another crew  relative visited the Svinø cemetery where the only recovered remains of an  EE138 crew member is interned, the poor state of repair of that grave site and  headstone prompted a request to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for the  grave and stone to be repaired.
As a result of the 2004  visits, a project was initiated in Australia to have the accurate,  officially documented historical facts surrounding the loss of  EE138 presented in 3 languages at the crash site, and to include more  detailed information about the crew of EE138 and 460 Squadron. This project was  finally realised with the support of the Australian Government and Danish officials  in time for the 65th Commemoration in September 2008. 
The Hon. Alan  Griffin MP, former Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs said the story behind the Stadil memorial in Denmark was a powerful reminder of the courage of Australians who served and died overseas.
“The Stadil memorial was built by the local community 65 years ago, and was dedicated to the eight airmen who died when their Lancaster Bomber was shot down near the town."
The airmen, four of whom were Australians, managed to steer the damaged Lancaster away from the village before it crashed, saving many lives, but not their own. As a mark of gratitude and respect, the local community erected a wooden cross at the crash site, and later a plaque, which they have tended over the years."
Above photo courtesy Mr D Stewart, 4th September 2008. 
4th September 2008 new plaques unveiled at the site - see 65th Commemoration page for m