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1 ChryslerCameron Kent 'Fritz' 'Tubby'Flt Sgt

Monument, Bleskengraaf Holland		PoWPLT109Sqn

Mosquito lV DZ432 HS-NOn May 27, 1943 between 22.30 and 0.00 hour the crew of the DZ432 took off from air base Wyton in England for a Pathfinder mission to bomb Essen. The plane was taking the lead in front of a main force of a huge attack on Essen with a total number of 518 different planes. The task of the Mosquito was to mark the target. The mission was executed by 274 Lancasters, 151 Halifaxes, 81 Wellingtons and 12 Mosquitos. 23 planes were lost, of which the Mosquito was one.

This monument was erected to remember navigator Flight Sergeant Ray Hutchings Logan and and pilot Flight Sergeant Cameron Kent Chrysler, both of the Royal Canadian Air Force. In the night of 27 to 28 May 1943 they were shot down by a German night fighter around 01.54 AM. They were on their way home after a target marking mission over the German town of Essen. The next morning, the villagers found the corps of Flt/Sgt Logan in a ditch. Fl/Sgt Chrysler survived the crash and the two were moved to Rotterdam on the same day. The Germans buried Fl/Sgt Logan on the cemetary at Rotterdam Crooswijk. Cameron Kent (Fritz) Chrysler survived the war and returned home safely. 62 Years later on 2 May 2005 he returned to Bleskensgraaf for a short visit. Their plane, a British De Havilland Mosquito Bomber Mark IV registration DZ432 HS-N, exploded high in the sky following which the debris came down scattered over a large area in these surroundings. The remains were cleared by the Germans, but they missed this propeller which was found in the pasture next to the memorial.		Aircrew Deaths Database

First person account by C K Chrysler

Memorial page to Crew

Kracker Luftwaffe Archive: Strüning
2 LoganRay HutchingsPilot Officer
Courtesy roll-of-honour-com




Monument, Bleskengraaf, Holland		Killed 1943-05-28 AgeJ/17599NAV109 (RAF)Sqn

Mosquito lV DZ432 HS-NOn May 27, 1943 between 22.30 and 0.00 hour the crew of the DZ432 took off from air base Wyton in England for a Pathfinder mission to bomb Essen. The plane was taking the lead in front of a main force of a huge attack on Essen with a total number of 518 different planes. The task of the Mosquito was to mark the target. The mission was executed by 274 Lancasters, 151 Halifaxes, 81 Wellingtons and 12 Mosquitos. 23 planes were lost, of which the Mosquito was one.

This monument was erected to remember navigator Flight Sergeant Ray Hutchings Logan and and pilot Flight Sergeant Cameron Kent Chrysler, both of the Royal Canadian Air Force. In the night of 27 to 28 May 1943 they were shot down by a German night fighter around 01.54 AM. They were on their way home after a target marking mission over the German town of Essen. The next morning, the villagers found the corps of Flt/Sgt Logan in a ditch. Fl/Sgt Chrysler survived the crash and the two were moved to Rotterdam on the same day. The Germans buried Fl/Sgt Logan on the cemetary at Rotterdam Crooswijk. Cameron Kent (Fritz) Chrysler survived the war and returned home safely. 62 Years later on 2 May 2005 he returned to Bleskensgraaf for a short visit. Their plane, a British De Havilland Mosquito Bomber Mark IV registration DXZ432 HS-N, exploded high in the sky following which the debris came down scattered over a large area in these surroundings. The remains were cleared by the Germans, but they missed this propeller which was found in the pasture next to the memorial.		Took off from Wyton. Pilot C K 'Fritz' Chrysler (taken PoW) Commemorated Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery, Plot Ll. Row 1. Grave 40. Netherlands (Holland). See Cameron ChryslerAircrew Deaths Database

First person account by C K Chrysler

Memorial page to Crew

Kracker Luftwaffe Archive: Strüning

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