Methwold AFB

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1508LT to attack a gun position near Abbeville-Drucat Airport. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Robert Henry Swan King, pilot,
Cpt William Vernon Louis Spendlove, pilot,
F/O Henry William Gattiker, navigator,
P/O Rhys Noel Kinglake, wireless operator,
P/O Joseph Herbert James Koller, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 0735LT to bomb a viaduct located near Saint-Brieuc. While approaching the French coast, the mission was cancelled due to low visibility caused by thick clouds. Order was given to the group of 12 bombers to return to base at RAF Methwold. Shortly later, the Ventura was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (464th Squadron):
W/O Noel Andrew Patrick Kane-Maguire, pilot,
F/Sgt James Lawson, navigator,
F/Sgt Eenrest Walter Goodheart, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Joseph Galley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1643LT on operation Ramrod 16 consisting to attack an electricity power station located on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the North Sea 20 km off IJmuiden. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Owen Ellice Foster, pilot,
F/O Thomas Alfred Penn, navigator,
Sgt Russell Walter Mann, wireless operator,
Sgt Timothy William Warner, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1643LT on operation Ramrod 16 consisting to attack an electricity power station located on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kometensingel, north of Amsterdam. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Leonard Henry Trent, pilot,
F/Lt Vivian Phillips, observer,
F/O Roy Dudley Clifton Thomas, navigator, †
Sgt George Walter Trenery, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1643LT on operation Ramrod 16 consisting to attack an electricity power station located on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam. Over the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Amsterdam, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Thomas James Baynton, pilot,
F/Sgt Harry Charles Lamacraft, navigator,
F/Sgt Peter Howard Rowe Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Albert Price, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1643LT on operation Ramrod 16 consisting to attack an electricity power station located on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam. Over the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oostzaan, north of Amsterdam. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Stanley Bailey Peryman, pilot,
F/O Edward Trevor Williams, navigator,
Sgt George Henry Southam, wireless operator,
Sgt John Edward Addison, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1643LT on operation Ramrod 16 consisting to attack an electricity power station located on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bennebroek, 21 km west southwest of Amsterdam. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Stanley Coshall, pilot, †
F/O Rupert Alexander North, navigator,
Sgt William Stannard, wireless operator,
Sgt George Henry Sparkes, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1643LT on operation Ramrod 16 consisting to attack an electricity power station located on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Haarlem, west of Amsterdam. The air gunner was killed and three other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Terris Leonard Barton Taylor, pilot,
P/O M. B. Shapiro, navigator,
Sgt Leonard John Littlewood, wireless operator,
Sgt George Thomas Tattam, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1643LT on operation Ramrod 16 consisting to attack an electricity power station located on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam. Over Amsterdam, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the city. Three crew members were killed and the air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Stuart McGowan, pilot, †
F/O Ernest Garfield Thornber, navigator, †
Sgt Cyril Richard Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ivan Francis Urlich, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1643LT on operation Ramrod 16 consisting to attack an electricity power station located on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Noordwijkerhout. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James William Lowe, pilot,
W/O Harry Wallace Toombs, navigator,
F/Sgt James Cunningham Lynass, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Edward Downs, air gunner.