Netherlands

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Great Massingham - Great Massingham

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The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1122LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 6 km west off Katwijk aan Zee. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Peter Hiley Dutton, pilot,
F/Lt Norman Henry Shepherd, observer,
F/Lt Robert William McCarthy, wireless operator,
P/O M. Louis Delanchy, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Hoek van Holland: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1254 LT

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Z2266

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1135LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Hoek van Holland. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Norman James Alexander Paton, pilot,
F/Lt James George Annesley Maguire, navigator,
P/O James Lester Fletcher, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Ouddorp: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1250 LT

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AL737

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Great Massingham - Great Massingham

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The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1122LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ouddorp. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cecil Albert Maw, pilot,
F/Sgt Harold Eric Wilson, observer,
Sgt Ronald Arthur Barnes, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II in Eindhoven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1239 LT

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AE945

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City

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Feltwell - Feltwell

MSN:

4288

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1942

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1120LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the city center (Schoolstraat). All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Beverly Morton Harvey, pilot,
W/O Basil Marrows, observer,
Sgt Joseph Butler Alexander MacPherson, wireless operator,
Sgt Farquharson Proctor, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II in Woensel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1239 LT

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AE902

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Plain, Valley

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Feltwell - Feltwell

MSN:

4245

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1942

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1123LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field in Woensel, north of Eindhoven. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (487th Squadron):
F/Sgt John Llewellyn Greening, pilot,
Sgt Eric Charles Mowforth, observer,
Sgt David Harold Harries, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Hadyn Thomas, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura I in Eindhoven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1239 LT

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AE702

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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4045

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1942

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1120LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Over the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into a block of houses near the Philips factory. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (464th Squadron):
F/O Maurice G. Moor, pilot,
F/O Nathan Cohen, navigator,
P/O Sidney A. Venneear, wireless operator,
Sgt Mervyn Lionel Vivian Hass, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II in Eindhoven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1232 LT

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AE940

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Methwold - Methwold

MSN:

4283

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1942

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The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1127LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the Philips factory building. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Kenneth Samuel Smith, pilot,
F/Lt Wallace Martin, observer,
Sgt Walter Percy Gregory, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Thomas Milton, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura I near Rilland: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1226 LT

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AE707

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Methwold - Methwold

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4050

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1942

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The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1127LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching Woensdrecht Airbase, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 3 km west of Rilland. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Herbert Thomas Bichard, pilot,
Sgt Roy Charles Lamerton, navigator, †
Sgt Derek Ansor Clift, wireless operator,
P/O Adrian Lancelot Saunders, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II in Woensdrecht: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1225 LT

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AJ196

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