Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 Aug 43 | Bombing | Berlin | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| AVRO | Lancaster | III | LM333 | HW-V | 100 Sqdn | RAF | 2033 | Grimsby |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2335 | Hit by Flak and exploded | Crashed near De Franschman between Bergen and Bergen aan Zee | Noord-Holland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | P/O. | F.A. | Preston | 22 | AUS407972 | RAAF | KIA | Bergen NH | 2 C 24 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | H. | Chadwick | 23 | 1020104 | RAF | KIA | Bergen NH | 2 C 25 | |
| Navigator | Sgt. | E.J. | Gargini | 20 | 1385333 | RAF | EVD-POW | - | ||
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | J. | Noble | 22 | 1341382 | RAF | POW | - | ||
| Wireless Operator | Sgt. | A.E. | Henry | 22 | 1383201 | RAF | EVD-POW | - | Captured 28 Aug 1943 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | J.J. | Adelstein | 26 | R/154369 | RCAF | POW | - | ||
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | R. | Fidler | 1549502 | RAF | EVD | - | Arrived UK 23 Jan 1944 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 284; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive June-September 1943’, page 76; Bulletin Air War 274, page 4-10 |
Version March, 2022