Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1938LT on September 30 on an operation to Osnabrück. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Talge. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard George Goldie, pilot, †
Sgt Colin Dowsett, †
Sgt R. P. Mogg,
P/O A. J. J. Steel,
Sgt James Le Blond Robert Walter, wireless operator, †
Sgt Douglas Eric Westwood, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1930LT on September 29 on an operation to Leipzig. It ran out of fuel and crashed at 0500LT in Simonsbath, Somerset. The air gunner was killed and five other occupants were injured.
Crew:
P/O F. H. Denton,
Sgt A. A. Orrock,
Sgt J. F. Farquhar,
Sgt L. A. Hayter,
Sgt A. E. White,
P/O Edward Arthur Jelley, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2100LT on September 29 on an operation to Bitterfeld. At night, it was intercepted by searchlight and shot down by the pilot of a Me.110. It crashed in Malgarten, some 20 km north of Osnabrück. Five crew members were killed and a sixth occupant became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Collins Dingle, pilot, †
P/O Gerald Percy Turner, observer, †
P/O D. K. Hayes,
Sgt George Henry Taylor, wireless operator, †
Sgt Peter Archibald Young, wireless operator, †
P/O John Littlejohn, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2125LT on September 28 on an operation to Hanau. On the return flight, while approaching the airbase at night, the aircraft crashed. Both pilots were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Michael Ivor Nichols, pilot, †
F/Lt Anthony Howard Caldicott Cox, pilot, †
P/O C. M. Gamon,
Sgt H. G. Beckman,
Sgt A. MacPherson,
Sgt A. Holmes.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2005LT on September 27 on an operation to Hanau. It is believed that it was probably shot down by the German Flak over the target area. A crew member was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Harold Ridley Bjelke-Petersen, pilot,
Sgt Walter Thomas Hallam, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Botten,
Sgt Kenneth Holden,
Sgt Colin Mackenzie Laird,
Sgt Arthur Reginald Witton.

The airplane departed RAF Honington on the evening of September 28 on an operation to Cologne. While flying over the area of Antwerp at night, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Antwerp. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt C. W. Oliver,
Sgt Kenneth Bruce Gladwin, pilot, †
Sgt Leonard William Hardy, observer, †
Sgt Edward John Milsom, wireless operator, †
Sgt Jack Woods, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sydney George Brooker, air gunner. †

The aircraft departed RAF Stradishall at 2150LT on September 27 on a bombing mission over Mannheim. While approaching the Belgian coast at night, the radio operator was able to send several mayday messages around 0433LT. Seven minutes later, the bomber crashed into the North Sea off the Belgian coast. Three crew members were rescued while three others were killed.
Crew (214th Squadron):
Sgt John Robert Hall, pilot, †
P/O John Rea, pilot, †
Sgt A. C. Peck,
Sgt Harry Edward Sambrook, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt T. F. William,
Sgt K. S. Thompson.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket on an operation to Calais. Just after takeoff, it went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. The bomb-load exploded and the aircraft was destroyed. All six crew members were injured.
Crew (99th Squadron):
P/O J. R. Hoppe,
P/O H. G. Deforest,
Sgt J. E. Gale,
F/O F. H. Vivian,
Sgt R. E. Bush,
P/O J. H. M. Davis.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham on an operation to Berlin. For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in The Hague. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/L K. Trojacek,
Sgt A. Zabrs,
F/L Z. Prochazka,
Sgt K. Kunka,
Sgt F. Knotek,
F/L V. Kilian.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2115 on September 20 on operation 'Invasion Ports'. Over Ostend, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing all six crew members.
Crew:
P/O Michael Ryves Braun, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Joseph Green, pilot,
Sgt Lindsay Douglas Anderson, observer,
Sgt Joseph Edward McCormick, observer,
Sgt Norman MacDonald, wireless operator,
Sgt Lewis Alan White, wireless operator.