Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 Jul 43 | Bombing | Aachen (G) | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Handley Page | Halifax | V | DK257 | NA-Q | 428 Sqdn | RAF | 2345 | Middleton St. George |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0205 | Shot down by Ofw. R. Launer of 10./NJG4, detached to 3./NJG 1 | Crashed 1 km n of Genderen | Noord-Brabant |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/Lt. | D.S. | Morgan | J/8213 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | D. | Brown | 1582632 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Navigator | F/O. | F.H. | Ditchburn | J/11226 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | J.P. | O'Leary | R/114680 | RCAF | EVD | - | |||
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | P/O. | B.L. | Gillis | J/18039 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | T.H. | Pritchard | 1233079 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 162 | ||
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | M. | Edwards | 1384142 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 148 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 232; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive June-September 1943’, page 29 |
Version March, 2022