Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6 Mar 43 | Bombing | Essen | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Handley Page | Halifax | II | HR687 | EY-G | 78 Sqdn | RAF | 1838 | Linton-on-Ouse |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2135 | Shot down by Hptm. H. Lütje of 8./NJG 1 | Crashed Leidijk Dekkersweg at Staphorst | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | P/O. | J.R. | Thompson | 21 | 141457 | RAF | KIA | Rouveen | 4 | |
| Second Pilot | Sgt. | K.W. | Mercer | 1128120 | RAF | POW | - | injured | ||
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | O.V. | Proctor | 1060706 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Navigator | Sgt. | A. | Loveland | 1381066 | RAF | POW | - | injured | ||
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | A.C. | Leyshon | 1128555 | RAF | POW | - | injured | ||
| Wireless Operator | F/Sgt. | A.E. | Blackwell | 1377328 | RAF | KIA | Rouveen | 3 | ||
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | E.C.B. | Williams | 23 | 1337753 | RAF | KIA | Rouveen | 2 | |
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | D.R. | Chiswell | R/122801 | RCAF | POW | - |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 66; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page 38; Cornelissen, 'Van grasmat tot Fliegerhorst', page 402 |
Version March, 2022