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405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus) RAF Pocklington, Halifax BII aircraft W 1110 LQ-C crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast 20 km SSW of Den Helder, Noord-Holland during a night raid against Bremen, Germany. Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted and shot down night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Rudolf Sigmund of the Stab II/NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield, Netherlands
Warrant Officer Class 1 WL Scott (RCAF), FS JE Cole (RCAF), Warrant Officer Class 2 GM Phillips (RCAF), Pilot Officer JHM Lacelle (RCAF), Sergeant GB Tatham (RCAF), Pilot Officer JJ Hughes (RAFVR) and Sergeant SB Rowland (RAF)(AAF) were all originally missing presumed killed
Pilot Officer Lacelle's body washed ashore on 30 June 1942 and Sergeant Tatham's body washed ashore on 9 September 1942, both at Callantsoog, Netherlands. W/O2 Phillips body washed ashore at Petten, Netherlands on 17 September 1942. They are all buried in Holland. The rest of the crew was not recovered. They have no known grave and they are commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial
There were two 405 Squadron Halifax BII aircraft lost this same date. Please see Fitzgerald RW for information regarding Halifax W 1175 LQ-Q
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