Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 Jun 43 | Bombing | Gelsenkirchen | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Vickers | Wellington | X | HE346 | AS-M | 166 Sqdn | RAF | 2338 | Kirmington |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0243 | Shot down by Hptm. R. Sigmund of 10./NJG 1 | Crashed Zeedijk at Holwerd | Friesland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/Sgt. | C.A. | Mattress | 25 | AUS402531 | RAAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 191 | |
| Navigator | Sgt. | A. | Mortimer | 31 | 1499905 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 159 | |
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | J.P. | Priestley | 1517817 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 162 | ||
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | N.R. | Parry | 1383146 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 161 | ||
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | T. | Ball | 21 | 1620011 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 141 | |
| - | - | RAF | KIA | Groesbeek War Cem | 22 E 10 | A member of the crew of Wellington HE346 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 211; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive June-September 1943’, page 16; Jansen, 'Wespennest Leeuwarden II', page 264 |
Version March, 2022