The story
At the date of 12-06-1943, time: 230, the aircraft type Lancaster has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Voorst (Teuge - Kadijk). The unit of crew and plane is: 100 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Sergeant, name: A.B. Magill. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
SGLO:
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 Jun 43 | Bombing | Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| AVRO | Lancaster | III | ED976 | HW-S | 100 Sqdn | RAF | 2325 | Grimsby |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0244 | Shot down by Lt. W. Rapp of 7./NJG 1 | Crashed Kadijk at Teuge | Gelderland |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Sgt. | A.B. | Magill | 22 | 1384719 | RAF | KIA | Terwolde | 8A 1 6 | |
| Flight Engineer | Sgt. | E.N. | Cummings | 22 | 971807 | RAF | KIA | Terwolde | 8A 1 5 | |
| Navigator | F/O. | C.B. | Fleming | 28 | 132773 | RAF | KIA | Terwolde | 8A 1 2 | |
| Bomb Aimer | Sgt. | W.F. | Bradley | 25 | 658341 | RAF | KIA | Terwolde | 8A 1 4 | |
| Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner | Sgt. | G. | Glover | 1385248 | RAF | KIA | Terwolde | 8A 1 3 | ||
| Mid Upper Gunner | F/Sgt. | J.W. | Lake | 23 | R/134599 | RCAF | KIA | Terwolde | 8A 1 1 | |
| Rear Gunner | F/Sgt. | L.A. | Stephenson | 22 | R/139994 | RCAF | POW | - | Deceased in 2015 and buried near his former crew members at Terwolde cemetery |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| Operations Record Book | Chorley, ‘Bomber Command Losses 1943’, page 177; Boiten, ‘Nachtjagd Combat Archive January-June 1943’, page 115; Cornelissen, 'Van grasmat tot Fliegerhorst', page 404 |
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