Ventura AJ196 Mk. II - Bombing Eindhoven Netherlands - 1942-12-06 to 1942-12-06
Squadron: 487 (B) Sqn (RNZAF)
Start Date: 1942-12-06
Completion Date: 1942-12-06
Mission: Bombing
Operation: Operation Oyster
Target City: Eindhoven Netherlands
Target Specific: Philips electrical works, Eindhoven
Base: Feltwell
Take Off Time: 11:20
Squadron Code: EG C
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Netherlands
Crash Specifics: Woensdrecht Aerodrome (Noord Brabant)
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flak
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
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487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft AJ 196 was part of "Operation Oyster", a pin-point daylight raid on the Philips electrical works at Eindhoven, Netherlands. Aircraft was hit by flak and crashed over enemy-held territory. Flying Officer J.A. Withers was also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.