Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 Sep 42 | Bombing | Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Short | Stirling | I | R9170 | OJ-H | 149 Sqdn | RAF | 2141 | Lakenheath |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2315 | Shot down by Oblt. H. Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of 9./NJG 2 | Crashed in the Grote Anna Theodorapolder at Ooltgensplaat | Zuid-Holland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/Sgt. | A.F. | Potts | 911454 | RAF | KIA | Rotterdam | LL 1 18-19 | ||
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | F. | Roberts | 30 | 533593 | RAF | KIA | Rotterdam | LL 1 18-19 | |
| Observer | Sgt. | A. | Yates | 1134566 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Wireless Operator | Sgt. | G.E. | Martin | 22 | NZ411236 | RNZAF | KIA | Rotterdam | LL 1 18-19 | |
| Front Gunner | Sgt. | R.F. | Swindlehurst | 26 | NZ41610 | RNZAF | KIA | Rotterdam | LL 1 18-19 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | J.Mc R. | Wallace | 591267 | RAF | KIA | Numansdorp | E 1 | Washed up near Numansdorp at 26 Oct 42 | |
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | J.F. | Lumsden | 25 | NZ405497 | RNZAF | KIA | Rotterdam | LL 2 23 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1942’, page 212; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive May-December 1942’, page 92 |
Version March, 2022