Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 40 | Bombing | Soest | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Bristol | Blenheim | IV | R3688 | OM- | 107 Sqdn | RAF | 1335 | Wattisham |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1551 | Shot down by Lt. M. Sonner of 3./JG 51 | Crashed at 'Ronde Blesse' near Willemsoord nw of Steenwijk | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | P/O. | S.G. | Esson | 20 | 40376 | RAF | KIA | Willemsoord | O 1 | |
| Observer | P/O. | J.J. | Tozer | 20 | 77983 | RAF | KIA | Willemsoord | O 1 | |
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | G.R. | Murchison | 21 | 967455 | RAF | KIA | Willemsoord | O 1 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1939-1940’, page 81; Boiten, 'Blenheim Strike', page 246; Jansen, 'Fliegerhorst Schiphol I', page 201-202 |
Version March, 2022