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| Date: | Friday 6 November 1942 |
| Time: | 14:31 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AJ220 |
| MSN: | YH-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | 2 km south of Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold, Norfolk |
Ventura AJ220: Took off at 13:55 hrs for a bombing operation to Maassluis. 06/11/1942
Shot down by 1./le.831 (leichte Flak-Abteilung 831 (o)), 5./gem.261 and 1./gem.261 (gemischte Flak-Abteilung 261 (v)).
Crew:
F/O.(121270) David Ogilvie BROWN ( pilot) RAFVR - Injured /POW (NCO:1025982 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 June, 1942)
F/Sgt. (1375957) Bernard Bruce SHIPTON (Obs.) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt.(759221) Ronald Geoffrey ROWE (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
F/Sgt. (640640) D.J. REYNOLDS (AG) RAF - Survived /POW
Sources:
1. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2. CWGC
3. ORB
4. POW
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2017 21:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:01 | XindelX | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Aug-2020 10:08 | soucek56 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 31-Oct-2020 18:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 30-Sep-2022 17:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2023 07:36 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2025 18:38 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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