Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| 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 | I | ME785 | AR-H2 | 460 Sqdn | RAF | 2305 | Binbrook |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0134 | Shot down by Fw. K.-G. Pfeiffer of 11./NJG 1 | Crashed near Wesepe | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | P/O. | A.F. | Roche | 26 | AUS5136 | RAAF | KIA | Duur | 24 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | J.B. | Ross | 1673067 | RAF | KIA | Duur | 22 | ||
| Navigator | P/O. | J.R. | Fry | 33 | AUS422165 | RAAF | KIA | Duur | 23 | |
| Bomb Aimer | F/Sgt. | R.T. | Hill | 24 | AUS20076 | RAAF | KIA | Duur | 20 | |
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | F/Sgt. | T.E. | Sage | 22 | 1146986 | RAF | KIA | Duur | 25 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | G.G. | Barker | 19 | 1894666 | RAF | KIA | Duur | 19 | |
| Rear Gunner | F/Sgt. | M.T. | Whittenbury | 21 | AUS417920 | RAAF | KIA | Duur | 21 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1944’, page 276; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive May-July 1944’, page 56; Bulletin Air War 302, page12-18 |
Version March, 2022