Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 Jun 43 | Bombing | Bochum | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| AVRO | Lancaster | I | W4316 | UV-Q | 460 Sqdn | RAF | 2310 | Binbrook |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0123 | Shot down by Hptm. R. Sigmund of 10./NJG 1 | Crashed into Ganzendiep near Grafhorst | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Sgt. | R.O. | Vaughan | 22 | 1388329 | RAF | KIA | Grafhorst | B 47 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | L.F.C. | Day | 20 | 1433929 | RAF | KIA | Grafhorst | A 44 | |
| Navigator | F/Sgt. | D.C.P. | Lundie | 20 | AUS412986 | RAAF | KIA | Grafhorst | B 45 | |
| Bomb Aimer | F/O. | C.W.R. | Young | 27 | 132851 | RAF | KIA | Grafhorst | A 48 | |
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | D.A. | Thomas | 19 | 1336716 | RAF | KIA | Grafhorst | A 46 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | J.C. | Cornish | R/156778 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Rear Gunner | F/Sgt. | A. | Gordon | 20 | AUS409404 | RAAF | KIA | Grafhorst | B 43 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 184; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page 120 |
Version March, 2022