Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 May 43 | Bombing | Bochum | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Handley Page | Halifax | II | JB966 | LQ-D | 405 Sqdn | RAF | 2352 | Gransden Lodge |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0225 | Shot down by Hptm. H. Lütje of 8./NJG 1 | Crashed Den Kaat near Avereest | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/O. | H.D. | Beattie | 21 | J/10119 | RCAF | KIA | Oud Avereest | 1 | |
| Flight Engineer | W/O. | J.D. | Gibson | R/75127 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Navigator | F/O. | J.S. | Hawtin | J/11941 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Bomb Aimer | W/O. | K.W. | Clarke | 1376493 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | S.B. | Hawley | 22 | 1269142 | RAF | KIA | Oud Avereest | 3 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | R. | Ferguson | R/141618 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Rear Gunner | F/Sgt. | R.E. | Hart | 22 | R/95244 | RCAF | KIA | Oud Avereest | 2 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 149; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page 92; Cornelissen, 'Van grasmat tot Fliegerhorst', page 403 |
Version March, 2022