Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2106LT on June 29 to bomb the Hochst Explosives factory in Frankfurt. It crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
S/L Mark Hastings, pilot,
P/O Peter Joseph Gard, pilot,
Sgt Harold Alfred Storey, radio operator,
Sgt Alan Johnston Davidson, observer,
P/O Raymond Fletcher Lum, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2104LT on June 19 on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen. It attacked port facilities at Antwerp as an alternative. On return, while approaching RAF Honington, from a south-westerly direction, the airplane crashed into a tree at Ampton Park, some three miles from the airfield. At the time of the accident, RAF Honington was under air-raid alert.
Crew:
F/O H. V. Smith,
P/O R. H. Thomas,
Sgt Godfrey,
Sgt Roberts,
LAC Cowie.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2115LT on June 20 on a bombing mission over Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Dortmund. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O G. E. Walker, pilot,
P/O J. Plant, pilot,
Sgt R. R. Schofield, navigator and bomb aimer,
Sgt C. H. Neary, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt H. R. Holmes, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2113LT on June 18 to attack oil installations in the Holten district. While cruising at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Neukirchen-Vluyn, west of Duisburg. All five crew members were killed. Possibly shot down.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley E. Masham, pilot,
Sgt Cyril M. Clayton, pilot,
Sgt Donald W. Dawson, observer,
Sgt Harold A. F. Giblin, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Charlie Hanlon, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2115LT on June 17 on a bombing mission over Castrop-Rauxel. While cruising at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Neukirchen-Vluyn, west of Duisburg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Thomas MacInnes, pilot,
P/O Clement Neville Buist, pilot,
Sgt Malcolm Llewellyn Dent, observer,
Sgt Leonard Whittle, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Cornelius Francis Mckay, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2140LT on June 17 on a bombing mission over Gelsenkirchen. While cruising at night over Netherlands, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in Beusichem, near the Lek River. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Gordon James Ford, pilot, †
Sgt H. P. Maguire,
Sgt Eric Jones-Roberts, observer, †
Sgt A. E. Furze,
Sgt F. S. Staley.

Following a bombing mission of the Fiat manufacturing plant in Torino, the airplane was returning to its base in Jersey when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Lignières-Orgères. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman M. Songest, pilot,
Sgt Philip H. J. Budden, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Findlay, observer,
Sgt Ronald C. Astbury, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Edward Ombler, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth on a bombing mission over German positions in Northern France. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed 6 km north of Abbeville. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Arthur Keast, pilot,
P/O David Frederick Braham, pilot,
Sgt John Jacob Myers, observer,
Sgt James McDonald Black, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC Raymond Robin Henry Nuttall, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2027LT on June 9 to bomb bridges spanning the River Somme. During the operation, the starboard engine caught fire and the crew decided to return. The bomb-load was jettisoned over the Channel then the pilot diverted to RAF Abingdon. While trying to land, the aircraft crashed, bursting into flames. All five crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
P/O A. W. Dunn,
P/O C. J. D. Montagu,
Sgt Lucas,
Sgt A. L. Kennedy,
Sgt Martin.

Suffered a landing accident at RAF Jurby while on a local training mission. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Sgt T. E. Coogan +2.