Zwolle

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth on an operation to Hamm. Cloud cover over the target area prevented bombing of the primary target at Hamm and the formation diverted to the industrial area of Emden, Germany. En route to the target, the crew reported that most of their guns froze while over the Netherlands. The aircraft left the formation to return to base and was soon attacked by German fighters. Some crew members bailed out before the airplane crashed into the IJsselmeer north of Zwolle. Four crew members were killed and six others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Lloyd R. Cole, pilot, †
2nd Lt Robert N. McCune, copilot, †
1st Lt R. P. Driggs, navigator,
Cpt E. N. Bryant, bombardier,
T/Sgt D. Purinton, flight engineer,
T/Sgt G. D. Miller, radio operator,
S/Sgt James L. Pennington, air gunner, †
Sgt James R. van Etten, air gunner, †
S/Sgt A. Witte, air gunner,
S/Sgt P. J. Callery, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1715LT on an operation to Bremen. In the evening, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Spoolde, in the suburb of Zwolle. The pilot was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Aubrey Wilfred Deere, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Gerard Winder Berry,
Sgt Vernon Victor Cooper,
Sgt Bertram James Pryor Palmer.