Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2340LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Meerlo. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Frederick Payne, pilot,
Sgt Martin Strahan Soames, pilot,
P/O Leslie John Moore, observer,
Sgt Gordon Leslie Tompson, wireless operator,
Sgt Noel Sydney Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric William Tyler, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2340LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crash landed on a sand bank off Hellevoetsluis. All six occupants became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Alexander Stephen Abernethy,
F/Sgt Robert Alldrick,
Sgt Allan Frank Potter,
S/L Mark Evelyn Redgrave,
Sgt Philip Rockingham,
Sgt G. Rofe.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach in the evening of June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It failed to return from operation and was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Derek Garth Woodward, pilot,
Sgt Peter Henry Hay Bratley, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Corsar Scott, observer,
Sgt James King Cassels, wireless operator,
Sgt William Mclean Ritchie, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Joseph Arnold, air gunner.

The airplane departed RA Honington at 1536LT on a reconnaissance mission. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Claude Partington, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Seward Bunce, †
Sgt David Alfred Humphrey, †
F/O Douglas Ferguson Lamb, †
F/Sgt Dennis John Mansfield, observer, †
Sgt William Arthur Eccles.

The airplane departed RAF Honington at 1530LT for an armed reconnaissance mission off the French and Belgian coasts. Intercepted northeast of Calais, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Zeebrugge. The pilot was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr Roy George Claringbould Arnold, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald Harry Barratt,
F/O Thomas Albert Bax,
F/Lt Dominic Bruce,
Sgt James Murray Pinkham,
Sgt Harold Arthur Wink.

While on a training flight, the bomber passed low over a field, frightening some farm workers then collided with trees and crashed, bursting into flames. Three crew members were injured and a fourth was unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt R. Leeke,
Sgt G. Cooper,
Sgt C. S. Stapley,
AC1 Eagleton.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 0015LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following morning, it crashed on approach. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Edric Arthur Bernel Beadman, pilot,
F/Sgt Patrick Dickson Sargent, pilot,
Sgt Allan Fenwick Hicks, observer,
Sgt Raymond William Body, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard David Dougherty, wireless operator,
Sgt R. Hillebrandt.

The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Silloth on behalf of the 1st Army Training Unit. While taxiing, it collided with a steam roller and was damaged beyond repair. A crew was injured and two others escaped unhurt.
Crew:
AC1 Holmes,
P/O A. D. Blair,
Sgt A. W. Wood.

The airplane departed Landing Ground 106 (LG106), Egypt, on an operation to Scarpanto off Crete Island. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Denys Douglas Strickland, pilot,
F/Sgt Arthur Edwin Middleton, pilot,
P/O William George Dalco, observer,
Sgt Edwin Curle, wireless operator,
Sgt Tom Harry Mitchell, wireless operator,
P/O Richard Edward Harrison Nowell, air gunner.

The airplane departed Shallufa Airbase at 2300LT on May 28 to bomb the Maleme Aerodrome that was just captured by the German forces. An abnormal fuel consumption forced the crew to divert to Heraklion for an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed and came to rest. While it was damaged beyond repair, all six crew members were unhurt and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Sydney Dawson,
W/O Walter Richard Faulkner,
F/Sgt William Wallace Oakley,
Sgt Herbert Reginald Walter Watkins,
Sgt Henry Wheelan,
Sgt E. Webb.