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15/16 July 1941 Wellington Mk IC - R1222 - KO-H |
Shot down by Hptm Werner Streib, I./NJGI.
Crashed at 0145 near Nederweert, Limburg, Netherlands, 4 km. NE of Veert.
ORB. 15th July. (5 aircraft took off between 22.57 hours to 23.07 hours.)
Three of the above aircraft successfully located and attacked the target area.
A/C. J.W.5710 (Captain S/L. SINDALL) returned to base at 2348 owing to engine trouble.
A/C. B.R.1798 (Captain Sgt. COOK) failed to return from this operation.
A/C. E.X.9733 (Captain Sgt. PRIOR) dropped his bombs on approximate target area.
Bursts were seen and fires started, but cloud made it impossible to locate exact target.
A/C. T.R.1471 (Captain F/L. LITCHFIELD) dropped his bombs in area East of DUISBERG,
owing to violent enemy opposition whilst searching for target.
No results were seen. Damage was sustained to nose and tail plane by anti aircraft fire.
Bombing height was 10.000 feet.
(A/C. F.X.9671 (Captain P/O. POOLEY) returned to base early owing to intercommunication trouble)
04.01. All aircraft with the exception of B.R.1798 (this a/c was shot down on 7/9/1941 - there were no survivors.)
had returned safely to base after operations.
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan
Cook Neil Caldwell - Pilot
F/Sgt - Service No 740487
Age: 29
RAFVR
Son of Arthur Caldwell Cook and Dorothy Alice Cook,
of Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.
Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen - 16. I. 6.
Source: CWGC - Photo via oorlogsdoden Nijmegen.nl, Find a Grave.
Palmer Richard - 2nd Pilot
Sgt - Service No 1375568
Age: 26
RAFVR
Son of Archibald James Palmer and Amy Palmer,
of Datchet, Buckinghamshire.
Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen - 16. I. 4.
Source: CWGC - Photo via oorlogsdoden Nijmegen.nl, Find a Grave.
Hartry William James Howard - Observer
Sgt - Service No R/54186
Age: 28
RCAF
Son of
Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen - 16. I. 1.
Source: CWGC - photo: Canadian virtual war memorial, Find a Grave.
Campbell Kenneth Patrick - W.Op./Air Gn.
Sgt - Service No 974031
Age: 20
RAFVR
Son of Hugh and Catherine Lamph Campbell, of Glasgow.
Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen - 16. I. 2.
Source: GWGC - Photo via oorlogsdoden Nijmegen.nl, Find a Grave
McDonald Walter Thomson - W.Op./Air Gnr
Sgt - Service No 974023
Age: 21
RAFVR
Son of David McMurray McDonald and Helen Thomson McDonald,
of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire.
Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen - 16. I. 5.
Source: CWGC - Photo via oorlogsdoden Nijmegen.nl, Find a Grave.
Fullard Frank - RG
Sgt - Service No 1377934
Age:31
RAFVR
Son of William John and Susannah Agnes Fullard,
of Kenton, Middlesex.
Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen - 16. I. 3.
Source: CWGC - Photo via oorlogsdoden Nijmegen.nl, Find a Grave.