Bombing

The crew was returning to RAF Binbrook following a bombing mission. While cruising over The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea few km off Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (460th Squadron):
F/Sgt John Parr Ion,
Sgt Ronald Tomkinson,
F/Sgt Ronald Robert Curphey Morris,
P/O Linley Joseph Grey,
W/O Robert Le Gay Brereton,
F/Sgt Rex Coates,
F/Sgt William Edward Hathaway.

The crew was engaged in a bombing mission and while approaching Le Havre, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (320th Squadron):
1st Lt Folkert Bouma,
Sgt Hugo Jan Hadjiwodo Seelig,
Cpl Rudolf Langendam,
Cpl Wilhelmus Antonius Henricus Melissen.

The aircraft left RAF Attlebridge on a bombing mission. While flying over The Netherlands, the captain was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft crash landed in a field and was written off. Five crew members were killed.
Crew (466th BG):
1st/Lt John Simpson Archer Jr., pilot, †
1st/Lt Thomas Lynn Bell, copilot, †
1st/Lt Norman Peck, navigator, †
S/Sgt Robert Joseph Lehman, nose turret gunner, †
S/Sgt Edward Bartrom Philo, engineer, †
T/Sgt Donald Edward McCarty, radio operator,
T/Sgt William Alonzo Lowen, flight engineer,
2nd/Lt William Leslie II, air gunner,
S/Sgt Harry Arthur Clark, air gunner,
S/Sgt John Marvin Capps, tail gunner.

While engaged in a bombing mission over Saarbrücken, the aircraft was attacked by enemy fire. The crew was able to leave Germany and flew to France. Eventually, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing and the aircraft crash landed in Port, near Nantua. While all ten occupants were unhurt and evaded, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft was on its way to Pierre AFB in South Dakota with 24 passengers (all pilot officers) and a crew of four. En route, the pilots encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and turbulence. The aircraft went out of control and entered into a spin. When it crossed the last cloud layer, it turn on its back and disintegrated before crashing into a ravine. All 28 occupants were killed. According to the USAF, turbulence and lightning strikes may cause the engine to fail and the aircraft to become out of control.

The crew was engaged in a bombing mission and left Pantanella AFB in the day. En route, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. All ten crewmen were able to bail out and were later rescued. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed.

The crew left Castelluccio Airbase, Italy, to bomb a refinery located in Le Pontet, near Avignon. En route, while overflying Vanosc, the aircraft christened 'Patsy Jack' was shot down by the German Flak. Nine crew members bailed out while the captain decided to stay alone on board in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crashed near the village of Setoux, near Riotord. The captain survived while eight other crew members were unhurt. Unfortunately, another crew was killed when his parachute failed to open in time.
Crew (727th Squadron):
2nd Lt George S. Cappleman, pilot,
2nd Lt Warren B. Paulsell, copilot,
1st Lt Robert W. Gillies, navigator,
Sgt James H. Lewis, engineer and air gunner,
Sgt Winston K. Meunier, air gunner,
Sgt Theodore Zukosky, radio operator,
Sgt Thomas K. Dow, air gunner,
Sgt George H. Lizotte, air gunner,
Sgt Harold R. Mehl, air gunner
Sgt Winston Fleming Dandrew. †

The crew was engaged in a bombing mission when his aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field located in Garnetot, southeast of Caen. All four crew members were killed.

The crew left RAF Mildenhall at 2200LT on July 28 on a bombing mission to Stuttgart. While cruising by night over east of France, the bomber was shot dowb by the Lt Walter Swoboda and crashed in a uninhabited area, some 50 km west of Strasbourg. Five crew members were killed while two others were rescued.
Crew (622nd Squadron):
F/O Harold Sherman Peabody, †
F/O G. J. Wishart,
F/O James Harrington Doe, †
F/O R. L. Fiddick,
Sgt Arthur Payton, wireless operator and air gunner, †
F/Sgt Richard Godfrey Proulx, air gunner, †
Sgt Percy William Buckley, air gunner. †

The crew (320th Squadron) was engaged in a bombing mission over Fontainebleau. En route, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field in Dreux. All four crew members were killed.