Footprints on the Sands of Time, RAF Bomber Command Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-45 by Oliver Clutton-Brock, page 419
Thomson, James (Sergeant)
Prisoner of War 1943-May-26
Birth Date: unkown date
Born:
Parents:
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
192 (SD) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Dare to Discover
Base
RAF Feltwell
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Numbers
1341341
PoW: 268
Target
Ruhr Germany
Crew or Other Personnel
Wellington HE228
Mission
Wellington B. Mk. X HE228
Bombing Ruhr Germany 1943-May-26 to 1943-May-26
192 (SD) Sqn (RAF) RAF Feltwell
192 Squadron (Dare to discover) RAF Feltwell. Wellington Mk X aircraft HE 228 DT-C was lost returning from an operation against targets in Dusseldorf Germany. On the return leg, the Wellington was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Struning of 2/NJG1 and crashed about 02: 35 near Loosduinen (Zuid-Holland) in the south-west outskirts of The Hague, Holland
Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Bell (RAFVR) was missing, presumed killed in action. Flight Sergeant Bell has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 135
Warrant Officer 1st Class Douglas Gordon Bergey (RCAF), Sergeant Arthur William Heywood (RAFVR), Sergeant James Thomson (RAFVR), Pilot Officer Thomas William Spencer Wilson (RAFVR) all survived to be taken as Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer George Barrett (RAFVR) was wounded and hospitalized due to injuries suffered in the crash. After recovering, he to sent to a POW camp
span class="citation">Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part 1 1 January - 22 June by Theo Boiten, page 103
Royal Air Force Serial and Image DatabaseWellington HE228 B. Mk. X - Bombing Ruhr Germany - 1943-05-26 to 1943-05-26
Squadron: 192 (SD) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-05-26
Completion Date: 1943-05-26
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Ruhr Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Feltwell
Take Off Time: 00:22:00
Squadron Code:
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Netherlands
Crash Specifics: near Loosduinen (Zuid-Holland) in the south-west outskirts of The Hague
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim: Leutnant Heinz Struning of 2/NJG1
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
192 Squadron (Dare to discover) RAF Feltwell. Wellington Mk X aircraft HE 228 DT-C was lost returning from an operation against targets in Dusseldorf Germany. On the return leg, the Wellington was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Struning of 2/NJG1 and crashed about 02: 35 near Loosduinen (Zuid-Holland) in the south-west outskirts of The Hague, Holland
Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Bell (RAFVR) was missing, presumed killed in action. Flight Sergeant Bell has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 135
Warrant Officer 1st Class Douglas Gordon Bergey (RCAF), Sergeant Arthur William Heywood (RAFVR), Sergeant James Thomson (RAFVR), Pilot Officer Thomas William Spencer Wilson (RAFVR) all survived to be taken as Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer George Barrett (RAFVR) was wounded and hospitalized due to injuries suffered in the crash. After recovering, he to sent to a POW camp
span class="citation">Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part 1 1 January - 22 June by Theo Boiten, page 103