Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 Feb 44 | Bombing | Berlin | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| AVRO | Lancaster | II | DS794 | OW-W | 426 Sqdn | RAF | 1747 | Linton-on-Ouse |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2238 | Shot down by Ofw. H. Vinke of 11./NJG 1 | Crashed into IJsselmeer nw of Elburg | Flevoland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | P/O. | B.W. | Pattle | J/86160 | RCAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 252 | ||
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | A.B. | Chester | 1607353 | RAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 227 | ||
| Navigator | P/O. | P. | Labach | 22 | J/86448 | RCAF | KIA | Harderwijk | 1 62 | |
| Bomb Aimer | F/Sgt. | L.W. | Hicks | 23 | R/145342 | RCAF | KIA | Harderwijk | 1 60 | |
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | P/O. | L.T. | Prosser | J/86197 | RCAF | KIA | Harderwijk | 1 61 | Recovered from IJsselmeer 3 May 44 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | P/O. | W.K.M. | Love | 25 | J/86496 | RCAF | KIA | Elburg | A 5 | Recovered from IJsselmeer near Elburg 16 Jun 44 |
| Rear Gunner | P/O. | O.W. | Hicks | J/88333 | RCAF | MIA | Runnymede Memorial | 250 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1944’, page 79; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-March 1944’, page 80 |
Version March, 2022