Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/10 Apr 43 | Bombing | Duisburg | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| AVRO | Lancaster | III | ED618 | SR-X | 101 Sqdn | RAF | 2040 | Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2245 | Shot down by Lt. O. Köstler of 10./NJG 1 | Exploded midair and crashed at Doornspijk | Gelderland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | W/O. II | J.D. | Steele | 23 | R/94702 | RCAF | KIA | Doornspijk | 1 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | J. | Hence | 23 | 632926 | RAF | KIA | Doornspijk | 2-5 | |
| Navigator | F/Sgt. | M.J. | Bennet | 26 | 957663 | RAF | KIA | Doornspijk | 2-5 | |
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | D. | Gould | 22 | 1255195 | RAF | KIA | Doornspijk | 6 | From New Zealand |
| Wireless Operator | F/O. | N.J. | Ritchie | 21 | AUS412843 | RAAF | KIA | Doornspijk | 2-5 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | F/Sgt. | S. | Grundy | 23 | 626664 | RAF | KIA | Doornspijk | 2-5 | From South Africa |
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | W.D.G. | O'Brien | 21 | 1323095 | RAF | KIA | Doornspijk | 2-5 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 99; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page 59; Jansen, 'Wespennest Leeuearden II', page 116-124 |
Version March, 2022