[Bas Maathuis]

Leendert,

Thanks for your correction, they both were P-38's

Groet,

xraymx,

The Wellington BJ650 took off from Chipping Warden at 20:24 hrs to bomb Essen. It was shot down by a Nightfighter and crashed into a swimming pool at Veldhoven at 01:15 hrs
The crew:
F/Lt. M.B. Mallet, 41939, buried Eindhoven Woensel JJ-128-130
Sgt. J.J. La Bossiere RCAF, R/119546, buried Groesbeek RCAF 16-D-15
Sgt. J.H. Evans, 1048732, buried Eindhoven Woensel JJ-128-130
Sgt. S.C. Wedgwood, 1204039, buried Eindhoven Woensel JJ-128-130
Sgt. V.F. Vinnicombe, 1188483, buried Groesbeek RCAF 16-D-14

Source:
- W.R. Chorley, Bomber Command Losses 1942 p.217
- Dutch Air War Studygroup database