North Holland

The aircraft was involved in a bombing mission to Braunschweig when approaching the Dutch coast, it went out of control and crashed into the North Sea, some 10 km off Camperduin. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt D. F. Duggan,
Sgt E. Hopkinson,
W/O F. M. Linton,
F/S K. G. Lawrence,
Sgt W. E. McIllwaine,
Sgt C. Reid,
F/L George Charles Startin.

The aircraft left RAF Witchford on a bombing mission over Berlin. While flying by night over The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by a German fighter, went out of control and crashed into the Marker Lake, off Schellinkhout. Two crew members were rescued while all five others were killed.

While flying over the North Sea, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Texel. All 10 crew members were killed and the aircraft christened 'Boomerang II' was lost.
Crew (93rd BG):
S/Sgt Robert D. Bogan, air gunner,
2nd Lt Orval Carder, copilot,
T/Sgt Arthur Demario, radio operator,
1st Lt Harry A. Daywalt Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Robert E. McFaddin, navigator,
T/Sgt Colin Jones, air gunner,
S/Sgt Darrell V. Parrott, air gunner,
S/Sgt Pravdomil Sroubek,
2nd Lt Russell Unangst, bombardier 1.

The crew was returning to his base in England following a bombing mission over Bremen. While cruising over the North Sea, the aircraft was hit by debris coming from another USAF aircraft that was shot down by the German Flak. Out of control, the aircraft crashed into the sea 10 km west of Texel. All ten crew members were killed.
Crew (96th BG):
S/Sgt Anthony Carpentieri,
2nd Lt Robert Paul Girvin,
S/Sgt John Burns Hull,
S/Sgt Clarence Eugene Kelly,
T/Sgt Arthur Lucien Lemieux,
S/Sgt Richard Wayne Rucker,
2nd Lt Elbert Wilkie Schanke,
1st Lt Merl LeRoy Schroeder,
2nd Lt Henry Albert Tracy,
T/Sgt Ivan J. Wade .

The aircraft was engaged in a bombing mission over Bremen when approaching the Dutch coast, it went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea some 10 km west of Texel Island. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew (303rd Squadron):
T/Sgt John R. Arter,
1st Lt Wilbur R. Barnhill,
2nd Lt Clarence C. Bixler,
Cpt Addell A. Cote,
S/Sgt Theadore Gomes,
S/Sgt Paul Gunsauls,
1st Lt John W. Hull,
S/Sgt Cecil M. May,
S/Sgt John M. Micek,
T/Sgt Vaughn Reaves.

The aircraft left RAF Ludford Magna in the evening of June 25 on a bombing mission to Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Following an uneventful mission, while returning to its base and overflying The Netherlands by night with one engine inoperative, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. Out of control, the aircraft crashed into the sea less than one mile off the Dutch coast. A crew member was taken PoW while all six other occupant were killed.
Crew (101st Squadron):
F/Sgt Ivan William Banks, pilot, †
Sgt Norman Stanley Mould, flight engineer, †
Sgt Harold James Toze, navigator, †
Sgt T. G. Brook, air bomber,
Sgt John Henry William Snowdon, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Geoffrey Victor Branson, air gunner, †
Sgt Ronald Pugh, air gunner. †

While approaching the Dutch coast on a bombing mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea 5 miles off Ijmuiden. Five crew members were killed while the sixth occupant was rescued and taken PoW.
Crew (452nd BS):
2nd Lt Edward R. Norton,
2nd Lt James A. Norton,
Lt Alvin X. Zeindenfeld,
S/Sgt Ralph H. McDougall,
S/Sgt Harrison E. Kegg,
Sgt Bennett W. Longworth.

While approaching the Dutch coast on a bombing mission, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Castricum. Five crew members were killed while the sixth occupant was rescued and taken PoW.
Crew (450th BS):
Lt Joseph H. Jones,†
2nd Lt Anthony A. Alaimo,
2nd Lt Norris K. Calkins, †
Sgt Marvin L. Harbour, †
T/Sgt Robert Steffen, †
S/Sgt Milton E. Littrell. †

While approaching the Dutch coast, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea, two miles west of Ijmuiden. A crew member was killed while five others were rescued.
Crew (322nd BG/450th BS):
Lt Col William R. Purinton,
2nd Lt William H. Kinney,
Lt Edward F. Jefferis Jr., †
S/Sgt Jean J. Duhamel,
S/Sgt Robert J. Gunther,
Sgt Lester F. Miller.

The aircraft left RAF Scampton in the evening of May 16 to attack the Möhne Dam located east of Dortmund. Following an uneventful mission and while overflying The Netherlands by night to return to its base, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in flames in a field. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (617th Squadron):
S/L H. M. Young,
Sgt R. Horsfall,
Sgt C. W. Roberts,
Sgt L. Nichols,
F/O V. S. Macausland,
Sgt A. G. Yeo,
Sgt L. Ibbotson.