1944 Lest we Forget......  

January 1944

22-01-1944

LL627/JI-U

Lancaster Mk.II

No.514sq RAF

Homebase : Raf Waterbeach, Cambridge.

Target: Maagdenburg, Germany.
Fate: The Halifax was perhaps noticed by the German radar post "TIGER" at Terschelling and send an Messerschmidt BF-110 nightfighter from the 11.NJG1, prossibly flown by Luftwaffe Ace OBLT HEINZ VINKE and his crew. The Lancaster was intercepted and shot down at 0046Lt and crashed into the Waddesea near Kornwerderzand.

K.I.A: Flt.Sgt P.W. Upton (21) Wireless operator / Air Gunner, Sgt A. Brettel (22) Mid Upper Gunner,
Cemetary : Harlingen, The Netherlands.
M.I.A: P/O A. Baker (22) Bomb Aimer RCAF, P/O T.W. Todd (22) Navigator RCAF, W/O D.J. Hughes (22) Rear Gunner, Sgt K.A. Lowery (20) Flt. Engineer, P/O A. Bennett (20) Pilot RCAF.

February 1944

20-02-1944 05:00Lt

LV781/HD-H

HP Halifax Mk.III

466sq RAAF

Homebase : RAF Leconfield, UK

Target: Leipzig, Germany.
Fate: The Halifax was perhaps noticed by the German radar post "TIGER" at Terschelling and send an Messerschmidt BF-110 nightfighter from the 11.NJG1, flown by Luftwaffe Ace OBLT HEINZ VINKE and his crew. The Halifax was intercepted and shot down and crashed at 05:00Lt South off Harlingen into the Waddensea.

K.I.A: Sgt G.E. Brown (19) Mid Upper Gunner, Sgt E.Harper (23) Rear Gunner.
Cemetary : Harlingen, The Netherlands.
M.I.A: Flt.Sgt L.A. Laver(21) Wireless operator RAAF. W/O A.N.D. McPhee (28) Navigator RAAF, W/O J.F. Moran (24) Pilot RAAF, F/O M.G. Pepper (22) Bomb Aimer RAAF, Sgt R.F.Banks (21) Flt.Eng.

April 1944

28-04-1944

LL356/NF-U

Halifax V

No.138(SOE)sq RAF

Homebase : RAF Tempsford, UK

Target: Night Special operation "OSRIC59" Belgium
Fate: Disappered on an Special Duties Air Operation into Belgium, the Halifax was probably hit by enemy FLAK and crashed into the North Sea west of Terschelling..

K.I.A: Flight Sgt G.H. Williamson (29) Pilot RAAF.
Cemetary : Longway West-Terschelling, The Netherlands.
M.I.A: W.Off. II A.J.G. Barnes (22) Bomb-aimer RCAF, Sgt H.F. Benbow (23) Wireless operator, Flt.Sgt. E.R. Clayworth (25) Air Gunner RAAF,
Sgt G.P.Groad (19) Flight Engineer, Flt.Sgt. H. Dootson (33) Navigator, Flt.Sgt. J.E. Smythe (21) Air Gunner RCAF,

June 1944

17-06-1944 02:16Lt

LK879/OW-P

Halifax Mk.III

426sq RCAF

Homebase : Linton-on-Ouse, UK

Target: Sterkrade, Germany.
Fate: Shot down, claimed by an night-fighter from .NJG2, flown by Hptm MARTIN DREWES and crashed into the North Sea of Zandvoort.

K.I.A: P/O R.A. Doggett (22) Wireless operator RCAF, P/O W.D. Carson# (27) Air Gunner, F/O L.G. Hill## (30) Air Gunner RCAF, P/O F.E. Mc Queen## (..) Flight Engineer RCAF, P/O R.E. Niles### (19) Bomb Aimer RCAF, Flt.Off. G.R.G. Shannon# (..) Navigator RCAF, Flt.Off. J.F.E. Tabor (21) Pilot RCAF.
Cemetary : Longway West-Terschelling, # Amsterdam, ## Castricum, ### Pietersbierum, #### Makkum, The Netherlands.

17-06-1944 02:32Lt

MZ292/DY-C

Halifax Mk.III

No.102sq RAF

Homebase : Pocklington, UK.

Target: Sterkrade, Germany.
Fate: Shot down, claimed by an night-fighter from 8.NJG2, flown by LT JOSEF FORSTER and crashed into the North Sea of Zandvoort.

K.I.A: Sgt R. Bartram (22) Wireless operator / Air Gunner, Flt.Sgt. J.G.W. Kelso# (23) Pilot, Sgt D.W. Jennings## (34) Air Gunner,
Cemetary : Longway West-Terschelling, # Vlieland, ## Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands.
M.I.A: Sgt T.E. Hill (23) Bomb Aimer, Sgt J.C. Gibson (21) Navigator, Sgt N. Howarth (..), Air Gunner, Sgt A. Smith (20) Flight Engineer.

17-06-1944 02:32Lt

NA545/KN-R

Halifax Mk. III

No.77sq RAF

Homebase : RAF Full Sutton, Yorkshire UK

Target: Sterkrade, Germany.
Fate: Shot down, claimed by an night-fighter from 8.NJG2, flown by LT JOSEF FORSTER and crashed 80km west of Zandvoort at the Dutch coast.

K.I.A: P/O H.W. Bird (28) Pilot RAAF, Sgt R.A. Castle-Hall (31) Flight Engineer, Sgt A.B. Freemantle## (27) Navigator, Sgt J.A. Lauder# (21) Air Gunner,
Flt.Sgt. R.J. Warren#### (25) Wireless operator RAAF,
Cemetary : Longway West-Terschelling, the Netherlands, #Vlieland , ##Oldenburg,Germany, ###Den Burg, Texel.
M.I.A: F/O S.W. MacKay (21) Bomb Aimer RAAF, Flt.Sgt. F.A. Meeghan (25) Air Gunner,

28-06-1944 01:25Lt

ME743/KM-G

Lancaster Mk.I

No.44sq RAF

Homebase : RAF Dunholm Lodge, Lincolnshire.

Target: V3 HDP base at Mimoyecques, near Marquise Northern France.
Fate: Shot down after combat at 2800mtr, claimed by an night-fighter from 4.NJG4, flown by OBLT JAKOB SCHAUS (18th Kill) and crashed into the North Sea at the Channel near France/ Belgium..

K.I.A: Flt.Sgt. J.W. Thomas (20) Bomb Aimer,
Cemetary : Longway West-Terschelling, The Netherlands.
M.I.A: Sgt R.N. Bartlett (30) Air Gunner RCAF, Sgt R.D.J.C. Carling (24) Flight Engineer, Sgt C. Dickinson (21) Wireless operator/ Air Gunner, Flt.Lt F.X. Merrick (33) Pilot, Flt.Off. J. Poulter (34) Navigator, Flt.Sgt. H.P. Warll (..) Air Gunner.

July 1944

06-07-1944 02:30Lt

LK790/MA-R

Hudson Mk IIIA

No.161sq RAF

Homebase : RAF Tempsford, UK.

Target: Special operations, Dropp zone weapons and Dutch secret agents at Exmorra and near Nijkerk,
Fate: The Hudson was noticed by the German radar post "TIGER" at Terschelling and send an Messerschmitt BF-110G4 G9+ER 730036 nightfighter from the 7./NJG.1 at Fliegerhorst Leeuwarden, flown by Luftwaffe FW HEINRICH LAHMANN Bordfunker Uff Willi Huxschl and Bordschutze Gunter Bouda. The Hudson was intercepted and shot down and crashed at 02:30Lt 3Km South West of Kornwerderzand, South of the Afsluitdijk into the IJsselmeer.

K.I.A: F/O K.R. Bunney (30)Navigator / Bomb Aimer, Sgt E.M. Eliot (..) Air Gunner, Flt.Lt. J.W. Menzies (28) Pilot, Sgt D.J. Whither (22)
Wireless / Air Gunner.
Cemetary : Makkum, The Netherlands.
K.I.A: Dutch Secret agents : P. "BOWLS" Walter (22), J. "HALMA" Bockma#, P. "RACQUETS" Verhoef##, P. "FIVES" Quint###
Cemetary : Makkum, # Loenen, ## Vianen ### Meppel, The Netherlands.

March 1945

23-03-1945 02:00Lt

LK209/MA-T

Short Stirling IV

No.161sq RAF

Homebase : RAF Tempsford, UK.

Target: Special operations
Fate: Noticed by the German radar post "TIGER" at Terschelling Shot down by Vlieland Ost-Batterie FLAK. The Stirling crashed north of "Bomenland" at East Vlieland.

K.I.A: Flt.Lt. A.M. Aitken (22) Pilot, P/O R.A. Caston# (23) Navigator, Sgt W. Horrocks# (..) Flt Engineer, Flt.Sgt. A.R. Paton# (24) Air Gunner, P/O W.L. Shaw# (22) Bomb Aimer, P/O R.A. Swift# (22)
Wireless operator / Air Gunner,
Cemetary : Harlingen, # Vlieland, The Netherlands.
P.O.W: Flt.Sgt. J.T. White (..) Air Gunner.

May 1945

11-05-1945

LK305/ZO-S

Short Stirling IV

No.196sq RAF

Homebase : RAF Shepards Grove, Suffolk

Target: Weapons droppings.
Fate: Crashed into the Wadden Sea.

K.I.A: F/O J.W. Whitehead (22) Bomb Aimer, Sgt T.R. Barnes# (23) Wireless operator,
Cemetary : Longway West-Terschelling, # Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
M.I.A: W/O K. Atkinson (..), Sgt T.R. Jones (19), Sgt P.R. Thomlinson (22) F. Vernon (..) Pilot.

16-05-1945	FB383/WC-X	Mustang P-51B III	309SQ Polisch AF	Homebase : Andrews Field, Essex UK
16-05-1945	KH540/WC-D	Mustang P-51B III	309SQ Polisch AF	Homebase : Andrews Field, Essex UK

Target: None, Training exercise, intercepting enemy airplanes
Fate: After a Mid-Air Collision during a training exercise with another P-51 Mustang flow by Flt.Lt. M.F. Befinger, both crashed into the northsea 45 Miles east Bradwell Bay, UK Both pilots could bailout but drowned before rescue. The body of Fl.Lt Befinger was recovered from the sea, the body of Fl.Lt Kubica
was not found during the rescue mission but washed ashore at Dutch coast near Makkum.

K.I.A: Flt.LT. F. Kubica (27) Pilot (FB383/WC-X) PoAF
Cemetary : Makkum, The Netherlands

K.I.A: Flt.LT. M.F. Befinger (29) Pilot (KH540/WC-D) PoAF
Cemetary : Epping Essex, Row Z, Grave 9 United Kingdom

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