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1944-08-13 The Loss of Rudi Burgwal - Spitfire MH370

Crash site: In or near the hamlet of Saint-Isle, 0.9131W/48.0830N, Mayenne, France

Crash cause: shot down by enemy Flak

Name

Burgwal, Rudolph Frans (Rudi)

R.F. Burgwal. Source: BRIOP Orry-la-Ville 050702 Burgwal

Rank

Res 1Lt Vl, F/O., Pilot

RAF VR 113893

Decorations

Bronzen Kruis

Born

27/9/1917

Place

Soerabaja, Java, NEI

Squadron

RAF 322 (Dutch) Sqn Fighter Command

Ops/hr

99/66

Aircraft

Spitfire Mk. XIV Nr. MH370 3W-L – or LF Mk. IX

Base

RAF Deanland, Sussex, GB

Mission

Escorting Lancasters to ammodump near Orleans, F

Status

KIA, aircraft shot down by enemy Flak

age

26

Killed

13/8/1944

Place

Saint-Isle, W of Laval, Mayenne, F

Buried

Initially buried Saint-Isle Communal Cemetery, Mayenne, F. Reburied Nederlands Ereveld Orry-la-Ville, Senlis, F, grave A/1/3

Known to

OGS

yes

CWGC

yes

Remarks

Dutch V-1 topscorer with 19 confirmed

Was escorting Res 1Lt Vl J. Jonker who had to emergency-land at Rennes airfield with engine trouble

Memorial

1. Vijfluik Loenen, Gelderland, NL

2. St. George's Chapel, Biggin Hill, Kent, GB

GB arrival

Engelandvaarder via the North Sea, 3/9/1941, with a small motor vessel from the Isle of Rozenburg, Zeeland, with 7 others. Source: A. Dessing, 'Tulpen voor Wilhelmina', 2004, p. 321 The others were Dirk Jan ter Beek, Frederik Stumpff, Jan Linzel, Edgard Ephrem Daniëls, Sytse Pieter Rienksma, the vessel owner, Herman Pieter Witkamp and Cees Waardenburg. Arrival 4/9/1941 at Orford, Suffolk, GB, NE of Felixstowe. Source: NA 2.09.06-4094, 4095, 4099

Obtained military flying licence 22/1/1943. Promoted to Res 1Lt Vl on 15/11/1943. Not married. Source: BRIOP

Data

Confusion

CWGC: Rudolph Faus; his body was repatriated to The Netherlands.

Spitfire MH370 may not be accurate

Saint Isle, Mayenne, France, crash area of R.F. Burgwal. The site has not been pinpointed. St Isle 060124

2. Crash site data


Map 87. Saint-Isle, Mayenne, France, crash area of R.F. Burgwal, 13/8/1944. The crash site has not been pinpointed.


Letter to Ms Welch Rudi Burgwal

Received from family of Ms. Welch March 2021


Rudi Burgwal from Ms Welch

Courtesy family of Ms Welch


rudy burgwal by spitfire

Rudy Burgwal stands by his Spitfire

See our Archive Report on the loss of Rudolph Burgwal here.

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