Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/5 Sep 42 | Bombing | Bremen | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Short | Stirling | I | BF337 | BU-B | 214 Sqdn | RAF | 0004 | Stradishall |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0400 | Shot down by Oblt. H. Lütje of 8./NJG 1 | Crashed near Lichtmis at Rouveen | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/Lt. | J.G. | Smith | J/6460 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | E. | Meredith | 22 | 568070 | RAF | KIA | Rouveen | 6 | |
| Observer | P/O. | D.N. | Osborne | 110609 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Wireless Operator | Sgt. | W.B. | Watt | 1110178 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Front Gunner | Sgt. | I.M.R. | Stewart | 20 | 949942 | RAF | KIA | Rouveen | 7 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | G. | Davidson | 954272 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Rear Gunner | P/O. | A. | McCarthy | 23 | NZ411222 | RNZAF | KIA | Rouveen | 5 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1942’, page 204; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive May-December 1942’, page 86; Cornelissen, 'Van grasmat tot Fliegerhorst', page 402 |
Version March, 2022