Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2123LT on August 16 on 'Koleda' operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Coburg. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Evelyn Harry Toller Thwaites, pilot, †
P/O Derek Elliott Stafford Charles, pilot, †
Sgt Norman James Valentine Cownie,
P/O Maurice John Fisher,
Sgt Frederick James Pennicott,
P/O Jack Wilk, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2146LT on August 11 on a bombing mission over Gelsenkirchen. While returning at night and making an approach wide of the flarepath, the bomber collided with a radio mast and crashed at Beck Row. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Body, pilot,
P/O John Garland Miller, pilot,
Sgt John James Scott, observer,
P/O Ridley Elgood Houseman, air gunner,
Sgt James Henry Swift, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Joseph Cocks, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Horst, northwest of Hamburg. At night, it crash landed in Barton Mills, smashing into a ridge. The pilot was killed and five other occupants were injured.
Crew:
S/L Wilfred Ira Collett, pilot, †
P/O A. G. L. Humphreys,
Sgt J. G. Simpkin,
F/Sgt E. O. Williams,
Sgt R. G. Holford,
P/O Ferris.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2124LT on August 2 on a bombing mission over Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Rottumeroog Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Reginald Torrance Gerry, pilot,
P/O Ronald William Pryor, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard James Ruffell-Hazell,
Sgt Jack Millen Croft, air gunner,
P/O Sidney John Scott Wilde, air gunner,
Sgt James Dempsey, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2150LT on July 25 on a raid over Germany. In the middle of the night, while approaching RAF Newmarket with failing engines, the pilot lost sight of the runway in a sudden rain squall, causing the aircraft to collide with trees located in the airfield boundary and to crash. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt A. J. Herriot,
Sgt Sumner,
Sgt Smith,
Sgt Evans,
Sgt Wright,
Sgt Watkin.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2150LT on July 25 on a raid over Germany. It crashed in unclear circumstances, probably in the area of Duisburg. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O B. A. Power, †
P/O J. L. Scott,
Sgt H. J. Casselden,
Sgt H. F. Heritage,
Sgt A. L. Walker,
Sgt K. R. Sellwood.

The crew departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of July 25 to bomb a marshaling yard in Kassel. While overflying the region of Amsterdam at night, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in the Ijssel Lake, about one km off Uitdam. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (75th Squadron):
F/O William Harcourt Coleman, pilot,
P/O Frank Twain Poole, pilot,
Sgt Norman Wilson Brown, observer,
Sgt John Dowds, wireless operator,
Sgt William Eric Nevill, wireless operator,
Sgt William Donald Francis Annan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on a bombing mission over Gelsenkirchen. While cruising over German at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in a field in Weseke. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Samuel Miles Mackenzie Watson, pilot,
P/O Edward Colin Joseph Cameron, pilot,
Sgt Gordon Murray Cumming, observer,
F/Sgt Ronald Alexander John Anderson,
Sgt John Lewis Owen,.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2145LT on July 20 on a bombing mission over Gelsenkirchen. It crashed in unknown circumstances, maybe in the vicinity of the target area. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O George Hamilton Muirhead, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick John Baulch Winch, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frank Herbert Edward Phillips, air gunner, †
Sgt Trevor Ewart Stevens Alderwick,
Sgt James Albert Theed,
P/O J. Littlejohn.

The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2010LT on July 19 on a bombing mission over Wismar. While flying along the German coast, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in the Eckernförde Bay, some 25 km northwest of Kiel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (9th Squadron):
S/L John Blackwell Sinclair Monypenny, pilot,
F/L Douglas Davidson Middleton,
Sgt Fred Watson,
Sgt Walter Robert Cowell,
Sgt Merle Gott,
P/O Harold Frederic Archidale Lees, air gunner.