Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 Sep 42 | Bombing | Essen | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Short | Stirling | I | BF353 | LS-E | 15 Sqdn | RAF | 2025 | Bourn |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashed into IJsselmeer 10 km nw of Harderwijk | Flevoland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | P/O. | L.W. | O'Hara | 112290 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 71 | from USA | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | L. | Cowen | 528664 | RAF | KIA | Amsterdam NOB | 69 D 9 | ||
| Navigator | Sgt. | R.J. | Mumford | 655837 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 90 | ||
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | T.C.F. | Orr | 28 | 1332202 | RAF | KIA | Amsterdam NOB | 69 D 8 | |
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | R.E. | Evans | 22 | 1286192 | RAF | KIA | Harderwijk | 2 17 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | K. | Forster | 24 | 985822 | RAF | KIA | Amsterdam NOB | 69 D 7 | |
| Rear Gunner | F/Sgt. | W.E. | Johnson | 29 | R/84435 | RCAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 104 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1942’, page 218 |
Version March, 2022