Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 Jun 43 | Bombing | Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Vickers | Wellington | X | HF542 | AL-O | 429 Sqdn | RAF | 2308 | East Moor |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0114 | Shot down by Hptm. M. Meurer of 3./NJG 1 | Crashed at Westendorp near Wisch | Gelderland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/O. | R.P. | Davies | 24 | J/21939 | RCAF | KIA | Varsseveld | A 8 | |
| Navigator | F/Sgt. | D.E. | Campbell | 28 | R/128774 | RCAF | KIA | Varsseveld | A 7 | |
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | R. | Zeidel | 21 | R/148402 | RCAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 186 | |
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | L.P.R. | Taillefer | 24 | R/108469 | RCAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 180 | |
| Rear Gunner | F/Sgt. | A.J. | MacLachlan | R/128077 | RCAF | KIA | Varsseveld | A 9 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 179; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page 114; www.6bombergroup.ca/Operations for radio letter |
Version March, 2022