Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 Dec 43 | Bombing | Berlin | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Avro | Lancaster | II | DS831 | QO-N | 432 Sqdn | RAF | 1629 | East Moor |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 | Shot down by Oblt. H.-W. Schnaufer of 12./NJG 1 | Crashed at Weidum - Wijtgaard | Friesland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/O. | W.C. | Fisher | 22 | T-190910 | USAAF | KIA | Ardennes American Cem | C 7 50 | Neuville-en-Condroz. Initially buried at Huizum |
| Second Pilot | F/Sgt. | O.D. | Lewis | R/55041 | RCAF | POW | - | |||
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | R. | Hughes | 19 | 1808927 | RAF | KIA | Huizum | 10 5 | |
| Navigator | W/O. | J.S. | Briegel | R/113427 | RCAF | KIA | Huizum | 10 4 | ||
| Bomb Aimer | F/Sgt. | T.W. | Pragnell | 22 | 1219197 | RAF | KIA | Huizum | 10 1 | |
| Wireless Operator | F/Sgt. | M.A.T. | Brudell | 20 | AUS413340 | RAAF | POW | - | ||
| Mid Upper Gunner | W/O. | R.K. | Saunders | 23 | AUS406814 | RAAF | KIA | Huizum | 10 3 | |
| Rear Gunner | W/O. II | H.A. | Turner | 24 | A18079 | RCAF | KIA | Huizum | 10 2 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 428; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive September-December 1943’, page 103; Jansen, 'Wespennest Leeuwarden III', page 81 |
Version September, 2022