Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2300LT on June 8 on an operation to Dortmund. While returning to base the following morning, it descended through clouds when it crashed in a small wooded valley near Ellingstring, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alfred Victor Snelling, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Russell Simm, pilot,
Sgt John Staley Tomkinson, pilot,
F/Sgt Gordon Billing, wireless operator,
Sgt John Bernard Stevens, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2314LT on June 2 on an operation to Düsseldorf. After passing the Dutch border, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kleve. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Bamford,
Sgt William Scoular Donnelly,
Sgt John Langan Sherrington Flanagan,
F/Lt Jack Kenneth Lyon,
Sgt David Henry Roberts.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2355LT on May 28 on an operation to Kiel. It was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Thomas Copley, pilot,
Sgt Wilfred Bruce Smith, pilot,
Sgt Albert Cooke, observer,
Sgt Donald Roy Stickland, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Gregory, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2230LT on May 17 on an operation to Cologne. While passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Rotem. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas William Archibald Crone, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth Gray, pilot, †
Sgt Norman Brook Pell, observer, †
Sgt Harry Fraser,
Sgt Allan Morris.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2243LT on May 16 on an operation to Cologne. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Maasbree. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Aubrey Trevor Garrould, pilot,
Sgt Robert Sydney Langston Keymer, pilot,
F/Sgt Reginald James Garlish, observer,
Sgt Edward Oakes, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alexander Plant Smith, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2225LT on May 10 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Witzwort, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Peter Beckford Gough, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Gordon Stewart, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Manchip, observer,
Sgt Robert Richardson, wireless operator,
Sgt Desmond Frank Fitzwilliam Watson, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2159LT on May 9 on an operation to Ludwigshafen. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Boshoven, northwest of Weert. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Gallaugher Browne, pilot,
P/O Peter Myers, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Kipling, observer,
F/Sgt Arthur Jackson, wireless operator,
Sgt George Arthur Selby, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2208LT on May 9 on an operation to Ludwigshafen. While returning to base the following night, it overshot the flare-path and crashed. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Mills,
Sgt J. R. T. Hazelton,
P/O Heslop,
Sgt Roberts,
Sgt Holman.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2217LT on an operation to Ludwigshafen. In the left evening, the crew encountered heavy rain falls when the left engine failed. Too low, the airplane collided with trees and crashed in Winfarthing. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O J. F. W. Elliott,
Sgt E. T. Borsberry,
Sgt C. T. F. Baldwin,
Sgt F. V. Braybrooke,
Sgt H. Timlin.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2215LT on an operation to Bremen. It signaled operation completed at 0159LT but subsequently ditched off the Dutch coast. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O G. R. Guest,
Sgt C. A. Strickland,
Sgt M. C. Newlyn,
Sgt William Gardner,
Sgt Ronald Richard Hanson.