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 |
| Short | Stirling | I | EF343 | OJ-B | 149 Sqdn | RAF | 2215 | Lakenheath |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0018 | Shot down by Maj. H. Lent of Stab IV./NJG 1 | Crash landed 1 km se of Hommerts near Heeg | Friesland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/O. | W.E. | Davey | 21 | 120435 | RAF | KIA | IJpecolsga | E 12 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | C.W.E. | Leach | 345474 | RAF | KIA | IJpecolsga | E 18 | ||
| Navigator | F/Sgt. | R.F. | Whitaker | 35 | 1384532 | RAF | KIA | IJpecolsga | E 15 | |
| Bomb Aimer | F/O. | T.C. | Timney | 28 | 125606 | RAF | KIA | IJpecolsga | E 13 | |
| Wireless Operator | Sgt. | D.R. | Higgs | 20 | 1291126 | RAF | KIA | IJpecolsga | E 17 | |
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | J.J. | O'Neill | 31 | 1033308 | RAF | KIA | IJpecolsga | E 14 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | G.J.C. | Hall | 1396863 | RAF | KIA | IJpecolsga | E 19 | ||
| Rear Gunner | F/Sgt. | E.H. | Finch | 34 | AUS406674 | RAAF | KIA | IJpecolsga | E 16 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 136; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page 85; Jansen, 'Wespennest Leeuwarden II', page 156; Veer van der, 'Luchtoorlog boven zuidwest Friesland', page 167-170 |
Version March, 2022