Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6 Jan 45 | Bombing | Hannover | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Handley Page | Halifax | III | NR251 | NP-B | 158 Sqdn | RAF | 1647 | Lissett |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Shot down by Lt. H.-E. von Gienanth of Stab IV./NJG 1 | Crashed near Haarle | Overijssel |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | F/Lt. | A. | Elliott | 25 | 64297 | RAF | KIA | Hellendoorn | 16 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | W.B. | Morton | 1785374 | RAF | EVD | - | |||
| Navigator | F/Sgt. | A.M.H. | Norris | 22 | 1801918 | RAF | POW | - | Captured 5 Jan 45 Nijverdal | |
| Bomb Aimer | F/Sgt. | I.A.H. | Croad | 1801318 | RAF | EVD | - | |||
| Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | F/Sgt. | P.D. | Watson | 1810086 | RAF | EVD | - | |||
| Mid Upper Gunner | Sgt. | D. | MacMahon | 1580930 | RAF | POW | - | |||
| Rear Gunner | Sgt. | R.H. | Dickson | 994641 | RAF | EVD | - |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1945’, page 33; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-May 1945’, page 13; WO344/236/1 for details Norris |
Version September, 2022