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13/14 June 1943 Lancaster Mk II - DS652 KO-B |
Shot down by a night fighter and crashed at 0211 in the Waddenzee 15 km NE of Den Oever, Netherlands.
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
503 aircraft - 323 Lancasters, 167 Halifaxes, 11 Mosquitos to Bochum.
This raid took place over a completely cloud-covered target but accurate Oboe skymarking enabled the all
Lancaster/Halifax Main Force to cause severe damage to the centre of Bochum.
14 Lancasters and 10 Halifaxes lost, 4.8 per cent of the force.
Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk - Bomber Command - Campaign Diary June 1943.
ORB. 13th June, 1943.
13 aircraft took off between 23.59 hours & 00.10 hours to attack target BOCHUM.
10 aircraft located the target by means of red & green target indicator markers on which they
dropped their bombs from heights ranging between 18,000 feet & 21,000 feet.
Fires, scattered over a wide area, were seen & incendiaries appeared to be burning without taking hold.
1 Captain (F.D.S.661 - Captain F/O. J. T. ANDERSON) reported that the attack was scattered &
there appeared to be much undershooting.
Leaflets were dropped & photographs attempted.
2 aircraft were forced to abandon the sortie, one due to illness of Mid Upper Gunner (F/S. ROBINSON. N.)
(A/C. C.D.S.665 - Captain S/L. R. BIARD) & the other
(A/C. D.D.S.629 - Captain F/L. J. B. STARKY) due to aileron trouble & both returned to Base early,
the former after jettisoning all his bombs live & the latter after jettisoning its 8,000 H.C., but bring back its incendiaries.
1 aircraft failed to return from Operations.
0410. 12 aircraft had returned safely to Base.
Ruff Ian Richard Victor - Pilot
F/S - Service No 411046
Age: 27 - washed ashore 23 June 1943.
RNZAF
Son of Alfred Whitman Ruff and Annie Ruff,
of Opotiki, Auckland, New Zealand.
Nes (Ameland) General Cemetery - Plot D. Row 13. Grave 9.
Source: CWGC - photo from Faye (Stent) Whitfield. WikiTree -
Auckland Museum War Memorial - Find a Grave.
Mustchin John Frederick - FE
Sgt - Service No 578264
Age: 19
RAF
Son of Mrs. E. Mustchin, of Worthing, Sussex.
Runnymede Memorial - panel 160
Source: CWGC.
Procter Norman William - Nav
Sgt - Service No 1320356
Age: 22
RAFVR
Son of William J. and Alice P. Procter, of Hendon, Middlesex.
Runnymede Memorial - panel 162
Source: CWGC.
Glendinning John Renwick - WOP
Sgt - Service No 1367274
Age: 23 - washed ashore 24 June 1943.
RAFVR
Son of Walter and and Margaret Glendinning,
of Hawick, Roxburghshire.
Nes (Ameland) General Cemetery - Plot D. Row 13. Grave 10.
Source: CWGC - Photos via Find a grave, by Rene Bosma
Deck Paul Dalralph - BA
Sgt - Service No 1394588
Age: 20
RAFVR
Son of Edward Dalralph Deck and Rose Ethel Taylor, of Ipswich, Suffolk
Runnymede Memorial - panel 147
Source: CWGC - photo via Ipswich War Memorial
Rush Arthur Anthony - MUG
Sgt - Service No 1697335
Age: 30
RAFVR
Son of Arthur and Jessie Rush, of Prescot, Lancashire.
Husband of Cynthia Margaret Rush, of Prescott.
Runnymede Memorial - panel 163
Source: CWGC.
Cuffey Frederick - RG
F/S - Service No 1386752
Age: 21 - washed ashore 26 June 1943.
RAFVR
Son of Jonathan Charles and Annie Celia Cuffey,
of Tottenham, Middlesex.
Makkum Protestant Churchyard - Row M. Grave 42.
His brother Jonathan "John" died on 26 June 1944, age 23,
Service no 1896078, RAF 10 squadron on Halifax LV870,
buried at Perles Churchyard, Aisne, France.
Source: CWGC - Photo via Find a grave, by H. J. Stoelinga