Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945

Loss Register


Loss chart: T3773
Day or Night of operation Operation Target Nickname Aircraft
12/13 Jun 44 Bombing Gelsenkirchen
Factory Aircraft Mk Serial/Wnr. Code Unit Air Force TO/t Airfield
Avro Lancaster III LM581 AS-X 166 Sqdn RAF 2238 Kirmington
Time Cause of the Crash Crash Location Damage Province
Crashed near Tongeren 4 km w of Hertenkamp at Epe Gelderland
Function Mil Rank Ini Name Age Mil reg Air Force Fate Cemetery Grave Remarks
Pilot P/O. T.W. Boyce 21 NZ422047 RNZAF KIA Epe
Flight Engineer Sgt. J.B. Carter 1819883 RAF KIA Epe
Navigator F/O. A.B. Leonard 22 152791 RAF KIA Epe
Bomb Aimer F/O. M.A. Monks 22 152996 RAF KIA Epe
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. S. Alldis 24 1132284 RAF KIA Epe
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. H. Rothwell 2206323 RAF KIA Epe
Rear Gunner Sgt. I.M. Ross 21 1273637 RAF KIA Epe
Wartime Records Background Info
Operations Record Book Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1944’, page 275

Version July, 2022