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| Date: | Monday 3 May 1943 |
| Time: | 17:53 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE713 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | between Hoornse Lijn and Wormer Ringdijk, Oostzaan, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold |
Shot down by Unteroffizier H. Meissner of the 6./JG 1 (flying an Fw 190A from Woensdrecht airfield) and exploded in mid-air. The Ventura crashed between the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway and the Ringdijk by Zaandam.
Operation: Ramrod – short range bomber attacks to destroy ground targets, similar to Circus attacks
Target: Amsterdam, local power plant
Call Sign: EG-T
Takeoff time: 16:43
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Stanley Bailey Peryman RNZAF NZ/413469 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Edward Trevor Williams RAFVR 122828 (NCO:1316663 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 October, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant George Henry Southam RAFVR 1284694 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Edward Addison RAFVR 1358415 [Killed]
The casualties lie at the Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Netherlands.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2242&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2018 16:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2018 16:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, ] |
| 01-May-2018 16:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 07-Oct-2018 07:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-May-2024 14:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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