Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

The airplane departed RAF Abingdon to bomb the Fiat Aero Engine plant in Torino, Italy. Badly shot up by a fighter attack over the target which left one engine out of action and severe damage to the starboard aileron. The captain succeeded in flying the crippled bomber across France but while trying to land on the beach near Dymchurch Redoubt on the Kent coast, the weakened aileron broke off and the aircraft plunged into the sea. Three crew managed to escape and the two pilots were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ernest Ian Parsons, pilot, †
Sgt Alfred Norman Campion, pilot, †
Sgt Chamberlain,
Sgt Marshall,
Sgt Sharpe.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth to bomb a synthetic oil plant in the region of Gelsenkirchen. It crashed in unknown circumstances at night near Wilhelmshaven. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Edward Bowes,
Sgt Frank John Cecil Brown,
Sgt John Albert Kearey,
Sgt William Henry Mercer,
Sgt Ernest Harry Platts.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2030LT on July 26 on a bombing mission over Mannheim. While flying over The Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in Spijkenisse, in the suburb of Rotterdam, and came to rest. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert Fochaig Beauclair,
P/O John Christopher Wyndowe Bushell,
Sgt Eric Albert Caloway,
Sgt Clement Wood,
Sgt Kenneth John Read.

The airplane departed RAF Dishfoth on a mission over Hamm and Soest. At night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Sprakel. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Christopher Grimwade Hill, pilot,
Sgt Victor Clarence Monhouse, pilot,
Sgt Noel Huckman Burton, observer,
Sgt William McCroirie, wireless operator,
Sgt James Anthony Sulter, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth on a raid over Gelsenkirchen. At night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Dörenthe. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Stephen Edward Frederick Curry, pilot, †
Sgt Aubrey John Harris, pilot, †
Sgt G. R. Hunter, observer,
Sgt Ronald Norman Lewis, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Tansley, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2208LT on July 12 on a bombing mission over Emden. While cruising over the target at an altitude of 11,000 feet, it was hit by the German Flak, destroying the left engine. The captain was able to evacuate the area and while returning to his base, he skillfully ditched the bomber in the sea some 38 miles off Cromer, Norfolk. All five crew members were rescued and the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
Sgt R. T. Langton,
S/L C. S. Bryan,
Sgt C. P. Coad,
Sgt G. Gibson,
Sgt C. Wood.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse on a bombing mission over Leverkusen. It was shot down by the German Flak over Antwerp and crashed in Berchem, near Antwerp-Deurne Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Denis Beach Hopes, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Young, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Isherwood, navigator and bomb aimer,
Sgt Norman Emmerson, air gunner,
Sgt Benjamin Michael Bennett, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2058 on July 8 on a bombing mission over Kiel. En route to the target area, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crash landed into the sea off Heligoland Island. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Douglas Anthony French-Mullen,
P/O Wilfred Anthony Kettlewell Carr,
Sgt Peter Roy Donaldson,
Sgt John Powell Atkinson,
AC1 Alexander George Williamson Miller.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield on a bombing mission over Kiel. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and the captain made an emergency landing in a field. All five crew members evacuated safely and became PoW. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Jack Maurice Lewis, pilot,
P/O Denis Frederic Murray MacKarness, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Askham,
Sgt Sidney Fieldhouse,
Sgt James Fisk.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse to attack the Scharnhorst in Kiel dockyard. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Laurence Herbert McFarlane, pilot, †
P/O Cecil John Trevelyan Jones, pilot, †
Sgt David Leishman, observer, †
W/O J. P. Caldwell, air gunner,
Sgt Henry Eric Archibald Craven, wireless operator and air gunner. †