Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 Jul 43 | Bombing | Essen | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Handley Page | Halifax | II | HR864 | LQ-M | 405 Sqdn | RAF | 2146 | Gransden Lodge |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2354 | Shot down by Oblt. P. Zorner of 3./NJG 3 | Crashed Thesingerlaan between Thesinge and Ten Boer | Groningen |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/O. | M.E. | Tomczak | 23 | J/21899 | RCAF | KIA | Ten Boer | 26 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | A.J. | Wood | 641465 | RAF | KIA | Ten Boer | 26 | ||
| Navigator | F/O. | A.P. | McCracken | 21 | J/14192 | RCAF | KIA | Ten Boer | 26 | |
| Bomb Aimer | F/Lt. | A.J. | Sochowski | J/20161 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Wireless Operator | W/O. II | C.J.V. | Kettley | 23 | R/97604 | RCAF | KIA | Ten Boer | 25 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | F/Sgt. | E.K.E. | White | 21 | R/150887 | RCAF | KIA | Ten Boer | 24 | |
| Rear Gunner | P/O. | M.S. | Smyth | 25 | J/18088 | RCAF | KIA | Ten Boer | 27 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 243; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive June-September 1943’, page 39; Huizinga, 'Met de blik naar boven', page 279; Jansen 'Gevleugeld Verleden' page 284-290 |
Version April, 2022