Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 Aug 41 | Bombing | Hannover | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Armstrong Whitworth | Whitley | V | Z6842 | DY-A | 102 Sqdn | RAF | 2202 | Topcliffe |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0117 | Shot down by Oblt. L. Becker of 4./NJG 1 | Crashed at Terwispel | Friesland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/Lt. | D.N. | Sampson | 62278 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Second Pilot | Sgt. | J.D. | Hamilton | 1177079 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Observer | Sgt. | E. | Alderton | 939492 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Wireless Operator | Sgt. | N.W.J. | Scott | 28 | 975781 | RAF | POW | - | Captured 15 Aug 41 Leeuwarden | |
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | K.G. | Lewis | 1378671 | RAF | POW | - |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1941’, page 118; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive July 1941-May 1942’, page 28; TNA AIR27/659A for radio letter; TNA WO344/281/1 for details Scott |
Version March, 2022