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 |
| Vickers | Wellington | X | HE530 | HD- | 466 Sqdn | RAF | 2233 | Leconfield |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0058 | Shot down by Oblt. L. Linke of 12./NJG 1 | Crashed near De Wijk 7 km ese of Meppel | Drenthe |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Sgt. | L.F. | James | 19 | AUS414299 | RAAF | EVD-POW | - | Captured 8 May 43 'Ryalt' near Zwolle | |
| Navigator | Sgt. | R.E. | Dolby | 26 | AUS414212 | RAAF | EVD-POW | - | ||
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | R.L. | Lutton | 21 | AUS413214 | RAAF | POW | - | ||
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | J.R. | Baxter | 1148282 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | F.G. | Latham | 21 | AUS412543 | RAAF | KIA | De Wijk | 141 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 138; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page85; Jansen 'Wespennest Leeuwarden II', page 165; TNA WO344/160/2 for details James |
Version September, 2022