1944-06-10-Loss of Prof. Willem van Stockum

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1944-06-10 The Loss of Prof. Willem van Stockum Halifax MZ684

Crash site: Near Entrammes, 0.7161W/47.9994N, Mayenne, F

Crash cause: shot down by enemy Flak. Halifax MZ532 was also shot down by Flak; the crew is buried next to the MZ684 crew in Cimetière de Valfleury.

Name	1. Stockum, Prof. Willem Jacob van W.J. van Stockum Source: SLH Laval 060124 Stockum
Rank	Tijd Res 1Lt Vl, F/O., Pilot				RAF VR 144600
Decorations	None known
Born	30/11/1910		Place	Hattum, NL
Squadron	RAF 10 Sqn Bomber Command				Ops/hr		6/26
Aircraft	Halifax Mk. III Nr. MZ684 ZA-B
Base	RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire, GB
Mission	Take-off 00.30h. Target was Laval airfield
Status	KIA, aicraft shot down by enemy Flak					age	33
Killed	10/6/1944		Place	Near Entrammes, Mayenne, F
Buried	Cimetière de Valfleury, Laval, Mayenne, F, grave E/D/1/42944
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	yes
Other crew	2. F/O. John Ellyatt, RAF 51911, Fe, age 27 - KIA 3. P/O. Fred Beales, RCAF J/89951, Ag, age 20 - KIA 4. Sgt. Alfred Charles Perkins, RAF VR 1461925, Wop, age 22 - KIA 5. F/O. Gilbert Daniel, RAF 151788, Nav, age 22 - KIA 6. Sgt. Albert Mason, RAF VR 2211801, Ag - KIA 7. F/O. Robert Keith Marshall, RAF VR 151917, Ba, age 30 - KIA
Remarks	The entire crew was buried next to each other at Cimetière de Valfleury.
Memorial	Stone tablet at Orry-la-Ville
GB arrival	Travelled from the USA to the UK voluntarily to join the RAF
Data Confusion	OGS: died Laval CWGC: William

Drs. Erwin van Loo schreef een artikel over deze briljante natuurwetenschapper annex oorlogspiloot, in het tijdschrift 'De Vliegende Hollander' van juni 2004.

Entrammes, Mayenne, France, crash area of Prof. W.J. van Stockum and crew. The site has not been pinpointed. Entrammes 060124

Laval 060124 Stockum crew 3

2. Crash site data

Map 74. Entrammes, Mayenne, France, area where Halifax MZ684 crashed on 10/6/1944, taking the lives of Prof W.J. van Stockum and six non-Dutch crew.

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