25-31 August 1944

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Overview

There were heavier losses this week than had been the case since the Mailly-le-Camp attack in May, 6 aircraft being lost during operations and one lost on landing at Wickenby – 26 aircrew were killed, 10 became POW’s and 8 were interned in Sweden, but were back in the UK by October. Reading the damage and combat reports, it is also clear that several aircrew also received wounds that took time for them to recover from. Attacks were made to targets in Germany as well as a V2 rocket site and storage area.

Extract from Station Diary

Flying Officer Leonard Whetton, aged 31, who was killed on 25 August 1944
Flying Officer Derrick Laycock, aged 22, the navigator in FO Whetton’s aircraft, killed during the operation to Russellsheim
Sgt Peter Corrigan, aged 30, the mid-upper gunner in FO Whetton’s aircraft, who also died
Sgt Herbert Douglas, aged 21, the son of Thomas & Lily Douglas of Aintree, Liverpool. He was the wireless operator in FO Whetton’s aircraft when he was killed.

Extract from 12 Sqn Appendix to Operational Record Book

Extract from 626 Sqn Appendix to Operational Record Book

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