Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/5 May 43 | Bombing | Dortmund | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Handley Page | Halifax | II | JB898 | EQ-Q | 408 Sqdn | RAF | 2243 | Leeming |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0114 | Shot down by Oblt. L. Linke of 12./NJG 1 | Crashed Oldeboorn near Akkrum | Friesland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | P/O. | R.O. | Blackhall | 23 | J/17313 | RCAF | KIA | Akkrum | K 110 | |
| Second Pilot | F/O. | F.H. | Scythes | 129339 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | K. | Emmons | 27 | R/52795 | RCAF | KIA | Akkrum | K 112 | |
| Navigator | P/O. | C.B. | Norton | R/95595 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Bomb Aimer | P/O. | G. | Semper | 146147 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Wireless Operator | Sgt. | K.E. | Godfrey | 1187129 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Mid Upper Gunner | P/O. | A.J. | Sutton | 23 | J/17692 | RCAF | KIA | Akkrum | K 111 | Parachute failed |
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | L. | Horn | R/119868 | RCAF | POW | - |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 137; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page 85; Jansen, 'Wespennest Leeuwarden II', page 161-165 |
Version March, 2022