Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2214LT on August 18 on an operation to Cologne. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Tiendeberg. Three crew members were killed and two others parachuted to safety but became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Morris Michael Kane, pilot,
P/O Ernest Edward Manison, navigator, †
Sgt Harvey Lewis Crich, wireless operator, †
Sgt Herbert Le Quesne Mourant, wireless operator,
Sgt Samuel Norcross, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2344LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Breda. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Sidney Frederick Dadvidson,
Sgt Bernard Agur Hammond,
Sgt Terrance Anthony Nichols,
Sgt Ronald Denis Wagstaff,
Sgt John Bayman Nickerson.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2256LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Velddriel. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Lambert Asprey, †
Sgt Alan David Wills, wireless operator, †
F/Lt John Arthur Cant,
Sgt John Geary,
Sgt William Edwin Kerr.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2305LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Buggenum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Hamish Malet-Warden, pilot,
Sgt John Clifford Beardmore, pilot,
Sgt Anthony John Rylands Millard-Tucker, observer,
F/Sgt Arthur Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt George Henderson Pepper Buchanan, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2252LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Ohé en Laak. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Gordon Leonard Olsen, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Anthony Sherman, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Jopling, observer,
Sgt Douglas Anderson Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Denis Farmbrough Hawkes, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2209LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110. It is reported that at least four crew members bailed out, but Stg Sewell's parachute failed to deploy. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Harry Lager, pilot, †
Sgt Vernon Young Hodgson Sewell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Jack Edward Fulkerson,
Sgt Jacques Meyers,
Sgt Simon Shapiro.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2203LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Winterswijk. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Phillip Calvert,
W/O A. E. King,
F/Sgt Alexander Bruce Anthony Robertson,
W/O Basil Sidney Craske.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2202LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Martenslinde. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Sidney Arthur Loveday, pilot,
P/O Henry Hetley Pearson, pilot,
P/O Donald William Hirst Walker, observer,
Sgt John Ian Welsh, wireless operator,
Sgt Stuart Frank Beeching Bott, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2203LT on August 14 on an operation to Hanover. When returning to base the following morning, the crew encountered poor visibility. The airplane overshot and crashed. All five crew members were rescued, Sgt Winter was injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. Reid,
Sgt G. F. J. Hoben,
P/O S. R. Whipple,
Sgt R. C. Perriam,
Sgt J. Griffiths.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2218LT on August 14 on an operation to Hanover. While returning to base the following morning and passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed into the sea some 8 km west-southwest of Terschelling. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gerald Keith Powell, pilot, †
P/O Wadya Wellesley Bell-Towers, †
F/Sgt Louis Edward David Lindsay, wireless operator, †
Sgt Richard Thomas Philp, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frank Walace Penn,
Sgt Thomas Albert Vermiglio.