Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1740LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It crashed at 1845LT after colliding with high tension cables at Foxholes, bursting into flames. All five crew members were rescued, among them three were injures.
Crew:
P/O R. M. Shattock,
Sgt E. Lee,
Sgt C. A. Newan,
Sgt Lyndon,
Sgt Wado.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1657LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Moers, some 25 km north of Düsseldorf. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Randal Archibald Scott, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Ernest Stewart, pilot,
F/Sgt Frederick James Goat, observer,
Sgt Eric Sydney Briggs, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond Irwin Rhodes, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1553LT on an operation to Brest. While returning to base in the evening, the crew were unable to obtain any response to their w/t calls asking for a bearing. Subsequently, the pilot broke through the cloud in order to establish his position and in doing so he crashed at 2130LT into high ground at Simon's Seat. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt D. R. Cox,
P/O J. F. Beadle,
P/O R. Franklin,
Sgt R. H. Gale,
Sgt R. Kendall,
Sgt White.

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1607LT on an operation to Brest. Less than half an hour later, it suffered a loss of power on the right engine and crash landed near Harwood, northwest of Barnard-Castle. All five crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt J. A. Attwell,
Sgt Martin,
Sgt Howitson,
Sgt Turpin,
Sgt Johnston.

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1643LT on an operation to Le Havre. While flying at an altitude of 6,500 feet, the starboard engine caught fire. Prompt action by the crew quelled the fire, but the Whitley lost height and crashed off Spithead. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O H. G. Bedford,
Sgt Howell,
P/O Ponds,
Sgt Oliver,
Sgt Parks.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 1643LT on an operation to Dunkirk. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Edward Baldock,
F/Sgt Wilson Gilmore Caldwell,
F/Sgt Walter Arthur Evans,
Sgt Douglas Gordon Jack,
Sgt George Edward Thompson.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1630LT on December 11 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered marginal weather when the airplane was caught by severe downdrafts and crashed in Eavestone Moor. A pilot was killed and four other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Charles Hoskin, pilot, †
P/O J. H. Kenny,
P/O R. G. A. Burgess,
Sgt J. K. Taylor,
Sgt R. Clark.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1659LT on an operation to Dunkirk. While returning to base in the late evening, it crashed while trying to avoid a collision with a 77 Squadron Whitley. The airplane smashed through the roof of a house at Londonderry on the western edge of the airfield, bursting into flames. All five crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
Sgt J. W. Barber, pilot,
Sgt R. W. B. Blanchard,
Sgt W. Archer,
Sgt J. Waterworth,
Sgt A. Brewer.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 1640LT on November 30 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it strayed off track to the north. Running out of fuel, it was abandoned by the crew and crashed near Springholm. All five crew members parachuted to safety.
Crew:
Sgt E. P. Pike,
Sgt J. B. Robinson,
Sgt G. H. Marks,
Sgt D. C. Grieve,
Sgt G. Williams.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1706LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Moorstrich. Both pilots were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Stanley Gearing, pilot, †
F/Sgt Duncan Gordon McKay, pilot, †
Sgt Norman Shefford Bidwell,
Sgt John Henry Killen Deane,
P/O Fred Ivins.