Gelderland

The crew was returning to his base in England in a formation with few other Boeing B-117 when he was attacked by a wave of three Messerschmitt Me.109. Hit by several shots, the aircraft went out of control, dove in the ground and crashed in a field located in Epe, some 10 km north of Apeldoorn. A crew member was able to bail out before the crash, was evacuated and was taken POW while all nine other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Ross A. McCollum, pilot,
Marcum E. Thomas, copilot,
Daniel P. Jones, navigator,
Lloyd George Crabtree (POW)
Wayne Austin Warner, engineer,
Henry A. Stelmach, radio operator,
Howard Leon Chatelain, gunner,
Leander J. Aurie, gunner,
Warren B. Goss, gunner,
Andrew Paul Barrus, gunner.

Aircraft left an airbase in the UK in the morning with 500 other bombers bound for Braunschweig, Germany. While cruising over The Netherlands at a height of 21,000 feet, aircraft was hit by Flak. Several bullets hit the aircraft and both right engine caught fire. Three crew bailed out and were later rescued while the aircraft dove into the lake Wolderwijd, off Hardewijk. All seven other occupants were killed. British Air Command confirmed that 60 other bombers were shot down by Flak over The Netherlands on this 11 of January 1944.
Crew:
James J. Maginnis, pilot, †
Roy H. Peterson, copilot, †
Clarence Blevins, navigator, †
George Clifford Wylie, †
William A. Glenn, gunner,
Angelo Riccardi, gunner, †
Joseph P. Keane, gunner, †
Harry Sutton, tail gunner, †
Raymond H. Rajala, radio operator,
Euian C. Mills, ball turret gunner.

The aircraft left RAF Bassingbourn on a bombing mission to Kassel, Germany. While overflying The Netherlands, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter (Focke-Wulf Fw.190A-6) and crashed in a field. Eight crew members were killed while both pilots survived.
Crew:
2nd Lt Keene C. McCammon, pilot,
2nd Lt John P. Bruce, copilot,
T/Sgt Douglas V. Blackwood,
T/Sgt Americo Cianfichi,
1st Lt Robert U. Duggan,
S/Sgt George R. Krueger,
2nd Lt Daniel V. Ohman,
S/Sgt Mike A. Perrotta,
S/Sgt Hermon D. Poling,
S/Sgt Harold R. Sparks .

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2330LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Otterlo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Vincent Hawkins, pilot,
Sgt Francis Henry Williams, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Dalton Joseph Tickle, navigator,
F/O Lloyd John Gwynne, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Alexander Walter Crozier, wireless operator,
Sgt George Cairns Hutton, air gunner,
Sgt Morven Webster, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2340LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bronsbergen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Norman Duncan Reid, pilot,
Sgt Durston Mann, flight engineer,
F/O Armand Alphonse Pariseau, navigator,
Sgt Peter Brindley Robinson, bomb aimer,
F/O Byron McGie Gracie, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Harry Pliley Heximer, air gunner,
F/Sgt Norman Frederick Notley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Ludford Magna in the evening of June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nijmegen. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Roy Arthur Waterhouse, pilot, †
Sgt Jack Osborne, flight engineer, †
F/O Thomas Beavan Tomkins, navigator, †
Sgt Edward Alec Williams, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edwin Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ronald Bertram Cooper, air gunner, †
Sgt Vincent Sugden, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Rougham (Bury St Edmunds) on an operation to the Chemische Werke synthetic rubber plant located in Hüls. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Opheusden. All 10 crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
2nd Lt J. G. Sabella, pilot,
F/O D. D. Long, copilot,
T/Sgt G. Eliason, flight engineer,
2nd Lt J. H. Gaudette, navigator,
T/Sgt A. P. Galasso, radio operator,
2nd Lt W. R. Tinker, bombardier,
S/Sgt R. C. Hardin, air gunner,
S/Sgt L. E. Blocker, air gunner,
S/Sgt C. E. Stimpson, air gunner,
Sgt D. C. Benner, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston on an operation to the Chemische Werke synthetic rubber plant located in Hüls. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Slijk-Ewijk. Six crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt John J. Hall, pilot,
1st Lt Arnold F. Grose, copilot, †
S/Sgt Jasper S. Doster, flight engineer,
2nd Lt Walter E. Allen, navigator,
T/Sgt Leroy H. Kanetzky, radio operator, †
2nd Lt James P. Mause, bombardier,
T/Sgt Christopher A. Morris, left gunner, †
S/Sgt Dennis D. Jackson, tail gunner, †
Sgt Willard M. Parker, right gunner, †
Sgt Robert F. Gunson, ball turret gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Polebrook on an operation to the Chemische Werke synthetic rubber plant located in Hüls. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Beek. All 10 crew members became PoW.
Crew:
2nd Lt Leo P. Turgeon, pilot,
2nd Lt Burton W. Caruso, copilot,
2nd Lt Chas R. Bryant Jr., navigator,
2nd Lt John R. Turney, bombardier,
T/Sgt John W. Cabaniss, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Larry V. Ferns, radio operator,
S/Sgt Video Pacciotti, left wing gunner,
Sgt Ed Knower Jr., right wing gunner,
S/Sgt Leasure S. McGinniss, ball turret gunner,
S/Sgt Fred L. Aye, tail gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2352LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed onto a Wehrmacht artillery range located east of Harskamp. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Simon Hirsch, pilot,
Sgt John Phillips, flight engineer,
Sgt Charles William Falckh, navigator,
Sgt Raymond Geoffrey Kingsland, bomb aimer,
Sgt Norman Victor Hickling, wireless operator,
Sgt Edmund Dawson, air gunner,
Sgt William Goodman Garratt, air gunner.