Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 May 43 | Bombing | Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Short | Stirling | I | BK611 | LS-U | 15 Sqdn | RAF | 2356 | Mildenhall |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0215 | Hit by Flak and nightfighter | Crash landed Grubbenvorst near Venlo | Limburg |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/Sgt. | J.O. | Wilson | 21 | AUS413329 | RAAF | KIA | Jonkerbos | 24 A 2 | Initially buried at Venlo |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | R.W. | Pittard | 22 | 1387554 | RAF | KIA | Jonkerbos | 24 A 1 | Initially buried at Venlo |
| Navigator | F/Lt. | B.E. | Cooper | 19 | 130589 | RAF | EVD-POW | - | Arrested Antwerp 30 Jun 44 | |
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | P. | Arnott | 19 | 1333984 | RAF | KIA | Jonkerbos | 24 A 3 | Initially buried at Venlo |
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | S.J. | Maxted | 1333008 | RAF | EVD-POW | - | |||
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | E.I. | Seabolt | R/121828 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Rear Gunner | W/O. | A.W. | Edgley | 1104451 | RAF | EVD-POW | - |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 160; TNA WO344/71-1 for details Cooper |
Version July, 2024