Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 Sep 44 | Bombing | Ladbergen | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| AVRO | Lancaster | I | ME700 | VN-V | 50 Sqdn | RAF | 1843 | Skellingthorpe |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2331 | Probably shot down by Hptm. D. Schmidt of 8./NJG 1 | Crashed Welsummerweg at Welsum near Dalfsen | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/Lt. | O.G. | Korpela | J/24402 | RCAF | EVD | - | |||
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | H. | MacFarlane | 1822135 | RAF | EVD | - | |||
| Navigator | F/Sgt. | E.H. | Tunnell | 23 | 1395660 | RAF | KIA | Dalfsen | 6 1 21 | |
| Bomb Aimer | F/O. | C.D. | Lucas | 153271 | RAF | EVD | - | |||
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | Sgt. | R. | Larcombe | 21 | 1332939 | RAF | KIA | Dalfsen | 6 1 22 | |
| Mid Upper Gunner | F/O. | A.B. | Harvey | 25 | J/38162 | RCAF | KIA | Dalfsen | 6 1 23 | |
| Rear Gunner | F/O. | J.M. | Dunsmuir | 26 | J/21396 | RCAF | KIA | Dalfsen | 6 1 20 |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1944’, page 432; Nachtjagd Combat Archive July-October 1944’, page 86; Cornelissen, 'Van grasmat tot Fliegerhorst', page 347 |
Version March, 2022