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 |
| Short | Stirling | III | EH937 | WP-S | 90 Sqdn | RAF | 2037 | Wratting Common |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2340 | Crashed into IJsselmeer 15 km ne Marken | IJsselmeer |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/Sgt. | K.E. | Longmore | 25 | AUS413622 | RAAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 193 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | R.L. | Jones | 22 | 971236 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 155 | |
| Navigator | Sgt. | C.J. | Purcell | 20 | 591849 | RAF | KIA | Amersfoort | 13 9 185 | Washed up near Urk 1 Sep 43 |
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | L.M. | Stormer | 23 | R/112684 | RCAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 180 | |
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | F/Sgt. | V.A. | Weaver | 26 | 960685 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 139 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | A.E. | Lloyd | 22 | 1304616 | RAF | KIA | Vollenhove | 3 4 629 | Body recovered from Ijsselmeer 3 Sep 43 |
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | G.C. | Jeffreys | 1440434 | RAF | KIA | Amersfoort | 13 9 186 | Washed up near Urk 1 Sep 43 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 283 |
Version March, 2022