Complex sentence: The damaged aircraft of Maudslay was struck by flak near Netterden and Young's "A for Apple" was hit by flak north of Ijmuiden and crashed into the North Sea just off the coast of the Netherlands.
Split into simpler sentences: The damaged aircraft of Maudslay was struck by flak near Netterden and Young's "A for Apple" was flayed by flak north of IJmuiden. That bomber crashed into the North Sea just off the coast of the Netherlands.