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November 6th 1942

Ventura II AJ220 YH- of 21 Sq.

Crashed: Hit by flak at 14.31 hrs - local time - 2 km South of Spijkenisse.

Crew:

- F/O D O BROWN (Pilot RAF) POW number 42820 as F/L in Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria

- F/S Bernard Bruce SHIPTON (Obs. RAF VR) age 28. WIA
Critically injured and died on 20 November. Son of William Joseph and Beatrice Ada Shipton, of Richmond, Surrey. Buried Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery.

- F/S Ronald Geoffrey ROWE (Wop./AG RAF VR) age 32. KIA
Son of Frederick William and Catherine Rowe, husband of Anne Rowe, of Ilford, Essex. Buried Rotterdam Crooswijk General Cemetery

- F/S D J Reynolds (AG RAF) POW number 899 as W/O in Stalag Kopernikus

Target: Maassluis/ Rotterdam Docks
Homebase: Methold
Taken off: 13.55 hrs (GMT)


Details supplied by Jan Weda