Asselt

The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2214LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Asselt. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Kenneth Surgey, pilot, †
Sgt George Thomas Ayton, flight engineer,
P/O Cyril Strand, navigator, †
Sgt Edgar Stanley Coster, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Kenneth George Cottrell, wireless operator,
Sgt William George, air gunner, †
W/O Stephen James Marugg, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1705LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Asselt. Four crew members were killed, two became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. Barry Chaster, pilot,
Sgt William Henry Moger, flight engineer, †
Sgt Gordon Kerr Marwood, navigator,
Sgt John Kenneth Banfield, bomb aimer,
Sgt Kenneth Henry Pugh, wireless operator, †
Sgt Walter John Harris, air gunner, †
Sgt Ivan Wildman Lineker, air gunner. †