Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4 Apr 43 | Bombing | Essen | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Handley Page | Halifax | II | DT617 | VR-G | 419 Sqdn | RAF | 1952 | Middleton St. George |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2337 | Shot down by Hptm. H. Lütje of 8./NJG 1 | Crashed at Duur - Olst | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/O. | P.D. | Boyd | 22 | 125482 | RAF | KIA | Duur | 7 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | S.N. | Hall | R/65638 | RCAF | KIA | Duur | 6 | ||
| Navigator | F/O. | G.W. | Lawry | 22 | J/12970 | RCAF | KIA | Duur | 8 | |
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | J.B. | Langley | 19 | 1511061 | RAF | KIA | Duur | 9 | |
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | L.H. | Ransome | 23 | 1079156 | RAF | KIA | Duur | 10 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | P/O. | H.T. | MacDonald | 132735 | RAF | KIA | Duur | 12 | ||
| Rear Gunner | F/Sgt. | B.W. | Agar | 26 | R/105759 | RCAF | KIA | Duur | 11 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 92; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page 54; Cornelissen, 'Van grasmat tot Fliegerhorst', page 403 |
Version March, 2022