RNZAF Ramrod raid on Amsterdam. May 3rd 1943

[Alex van de Wetering]

Ventura AE956 EG-H was presumed to be lost over sea. The location of the crash is not known. All four crew members were killed. The body of Navigator Richbell washed ashore in Germany weeks later. He was buried at the Hamburg cemetery. The Other three crew members were never found, but they are remembered at the Runnymede memorial in the UK.

Crew:
Pilot: Pilot Officer Andrew Edward Coutts
Wireless operator/Air gunner: Sergeant Douglas Cory Robinson (RAF)
Navigator: Flying Officer Leonard Edmund Richbell (RAF)
Air gunner: Flight Sergeant William Desmond Laurence Goodfellow




Ventura AE798 EG-D was also lost over sea. In this case the location is given as "crashed Northsea off Noordwijkerhout at 17:45".
The body of navigator Toombs washed ashore 2 July 1943 At Langeoog, Germany. He is buried at the Sage War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany. No other crew members were recovered, but they are remembered at the Runnymede memorial in the UK.

Crew:
Pilot: Sergeant J.J. Lowe (RAF)
Navigator: Sergeant H.W. Toombs (RCAF)
Wireless operator: Sergeant J.C. Lynass (RCAF)
Air gunner: Sergeant A.E. Downs (RAF)

The Dutch Airwar Study group has a record for Ventura AE798 with details on who shot down the plane
https://www.verliesregister.studiegr...rea=&airfield=