Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II in Saint-Brieuc: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 13, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
AE937
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Methwold - Methwold
MSN:
4280
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
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.
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.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
