Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/30 Mar 43 | Bombing | Bochum | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Vickers | Wellington | III | BJ762 | OW-O | 426 Sqdn | RAF | 1931 | Dishforth |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2346 | Shot down by Maj. H. Lent of Stab IV./NJG 1 | Crashed near Sondeler Leijen in Gaasterland | Friesland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/Sgt. | R.E. | Todd | 23 | R/126792 | RCAF | KIA | Nijemirdum | 2 A 3 | from USA |
| Navigator | Sgt. | H. | Martin | R/136325 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | J.F. | Gubb | R/145232 | RCAF | KIA | Nijemirdum | 2 A 2 | ||
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | J. | Taylor | 1128679 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | J.A. | Bailey | 23 | R/141776 | RCAF | KIA | Nijemirdum | 2 A 1 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 87; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page 51; Jansen, 'Wespennest Leeuwarden II', page 112; Veer van der, 'Luchtoorlog boven zuidwest Friesland', page 166 |
Version March, 2022