Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 44 | Bombing | Vechta Airfield | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Consolidated | B-24 Liberator | H | 41-28932 | 6L-E | 466BG/787BS | USAAF | Attlebridge |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1330 | Shot down by German fighters on the return flight | Crashed along the Giethoorn - Steenwijk Canal | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 2/Lt. | R.W. | Harrington | O-817669 | USAAF | EVD | - | |||
| Co-Pilot | 2/Lt. | J.E. | Miller | O-703007 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Bombardier | 2/Lt. | R.G. | Borst | O-716705 | USAAF | EVD | - | |||
| Engineer | S/Sgt. | T.L. | Jones | 18194593 | USAAF | KIA | USA | |||
| Radio Operator | S/Sgt. | L. | Palermo | 39276049 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Nose Gunner | Sgt. | W.K. | Meyer | 18168351 | USAAF | EVD-POW | - | |||
| Ball Turret Gunner | Sgt. | L.O. | Kelley | 33530252 | USAAF | POW | - | |||
| Left Waist Gunner | S/Sgt. | W.M. | Julian Jr. | 14160074 | USAAF | KIA | Margraten | P-2-17 | ||
| Right Waist Gunner | Sgt. | W.H. | Rye | 35679773 | USAAF | EVD | - | |||
| Tail Gunner | Sgt. | C.A. | Zyb | 36649609 | USAAF | KIA | USA |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| - | Casualty Report by J. Hey based upon MACR 8430 |
Version October, 2022