Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 Oct 43 | Bombing | Leipzig | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| AVRO | Lancaster | III | JA907 | MG-U | 7 Sqdn | RAF | 1739 | Oakington |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2245 | Shot down by Lt. H.-H. Augenstein of 9./NJG 1 | Crashed near Oudleusen between Dalfsen and Ommen | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/O. | J.W. | Leitch | 29 | AUS409060 | RAAF | KIA | Dalfsen | 6 1 13 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | F.W. | Lashford | 945729 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Navigator | F/Lt. | A.G. | MacLeod | 36 | 81062 | RAF | KIA | Dalfsen | 6 1 15 | |
| Bomb Aimer | F/Sgt. | C.B. | Jolliffe | 31 | 1320077 | RAF | KIA | Dalfsen | 6 1 17 | |
| Wireless Operator | Sgt. | J. | Hardy | 23 | 1032217 | RAF | KIA | Dalfsen | 6 1 17 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | F/Sgt. | F.E. | Noble | 20 | 1805859 | RAF | KIA | Dalfsen | 6 1 14 | |
| Rear Gunner | F/Sgt. | F.H.P. | Simmonds | 29 | 1378201 | RAF | KIA | Dalfsen | 6 1 16 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 361; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive September-December 1943’, page 52; Cornelissen, 'Van grasmat tot Fliegerhorst', page 312 and 405; Cornelissen, 'Huzaren van de Nacht', page 240 |
Version March, 2022