Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 44 | Bombing | Gotha | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Consolidated | B-24 Liberator | H | 42-7567 | IS- | 445BG/700BS | USAAF | Tibenham |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | Shot down by German fighters | Crashed at Baalder Municipality Hardenberg | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 1/Lt. | R.A. | Blomberg | O-681317 | USAAF | KIA | USA | Buried Lakewood Cemetery | ||
| Co-Pilot | 2/Lt. | D.H. | Widmark | O-686522 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Navigator | 2/Lt. | E.J. | Varga Jr. | O-687967 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Bombardier | 2/Lt. | W.J. | Mc Kee Jr. | O-686200 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Engineer | T/Sgt. | R.E. | Mc Cormick | 34118802 | USAAF | KIA | USA | |||
| Radio Operator | T/Sgt. | C.F. | Leone | 13137217 | USAAF | ESC-POW | - | |||
| Ball Turret Gunner | S/Sgt. | E.T. | Cooper | 35563465 | USAAF | KIA | USA | |||
| Waist Gunner | S/Sgt. | E.R. | Hickey | 37412155 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Waist Gunner | M/Sgt. | J. | Gunning | 06243398 | USAAF | KIA | USA | |||
| Tail Gunner | S/Sgt. | J.J. | Sheppard | 12155930 | USAAF | KIA | Margraten | P-18-14 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| - | MACR 2553 |
Version October, 2022