Bergquist, Bertil Wilfred
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Bertil Wilfred |
Surname | Bergquist |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Olof Wilhelm and Valborg Evelina Bergquist, of Cadillac, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS785 |
Markings | JI-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. J. 6. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS IN THE MEMORY OF FATHER, MOTHER, SISTERS AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/87476 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Lost over the target area |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1979/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt- the first raid on this particular target (the centre of ball-bearing manufacture in Germany). 734 aircraft, 33 losses (4.5%). A new tactic was introduced where the bomber force was split into two waves separated by two hours. The first wave Lost 22 aircraft (5.6%) but the second Lost only 11 (3.2%) of which only 4 were shot down. Poor PFF target marking led to local reports quoting 'nominal damage'. Note that there had been a raid comprising 266 8th Air Force B-17s the night before so it is difficult to attribute damage levels. |
Reason for Loss |