Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

The aircraft departed RAF Driffield on a mission to Bapaume, Pas-de-Calais. Few minutes after take off, a fire erupted in the cargo compartment. The captain ordered the crew to bail out and sole on board, diverted to RAF Finningley for an emergency landing. After touchdown, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. The pilot was unhurt while the aircraft was destroyed. All four other crew members were later recovered alive.
Crew (77th Squadron):
P/O Andrew Woodrow Dunn, pilot,
P/O C. J. D. Montague,
Sgt Lucas, observer,
AC1 Alan Leigh Kennedy, wireless operator,
AC2 Martin, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2103LT on June 4 on a bombing mission over Gelsenkirchen. While cruising at night over Gent, Belgium, an engine caught fire. The crew bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed on the ground. All five occupants survived and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alan C. Meigh,
Sgt W. G. Best,
Sgt M. A. Oliver,
LAC V. G. Allen,
AC1 D. V. Browne.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2119LT on June 3 on a bombing mission over Homberg. While returning to his base at night, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to fog. Too low, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in a pasture located in Battesford, some two miles southwest of Needham Market. A crew member was killed, three others were injured and one was unhurt.
Crew:
F/O G. L. C. Bagshaw, pilot,
F/Lt Allan S. Phillips, pilot,
Sgt David Donald, observer,
Sgt Robert Edward Nicholson, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Antony Henry Fields, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2027LT on a bombing mission over Hirson. It was seen to crash with an engine on fire in Airon-Saint-Vaast. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard John Brooks, pilot,
F/O Trevor James Geach, pilot,
Sgt Charles Herbert Butler, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Charles Chatfield, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Arthur Fryer, air gunner.

While on a reconnaissance mission over La Capelle, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Ochamps. A crewman was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Ian Ledoux McLaren, pilot,
Sgt James Ronald Mirfin, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Buckfield, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC John Spencer, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 H. Wilkinson, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Driffield at 2124LT on May 21 on a bombing mission over Euskirchen. En route, the crew was forced to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed in a field near Metz and was destroyed. All five crew members were unhurt and returned to UK.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
P/O G. H. Womersley, pilot,
P/O R. F. Beauchair, pilot,
Sgt J. Derbyshire, observer,
AC1 H. F. Hurt, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 A. Sedgley, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Dishforth at 2030LT on May 21 on a bombing mission over Jülich. Flying north of Mönchengladbach, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. All five crew members were injured and became PoW.
Crew (51st Squadron):
Sgt Thomas William Bowles, pilot,
Sgt G. Raper,
Sgt T. C. Collard,
LAC L. J. R. Barber,
AC1 T. E. Stainer.

The crew departed RAF Driffield at 2036LT on a bombing mission over Cambrai. While cruising over the area of Abbeville, the airplane was hit by Flak. The Captain attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a pasture and was damaged beyond repair. All five occupants escaped unhurt.
Crew (77th Squadron):
F/O David Douglas Pryde, pilot,
P/O Andrew Woodrow Dunn, pilot,
Sgt Albert Cuthbert Thompson, observer,
AC1 Thomas Brendon Kenny, wireless operator,
AC1 Frank Crawford, wireless operator and air gunner.

The aircraft departed RAF Driffield at 2029LT to bomb a bridge over the River Oise near Ribemont. While cruising south of Saint-Quentin, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in Brissy-Hamégicourt, some 10 km southeast of Saint-Quentin. All five crewmen were killed.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
F/Lt David W. H. Owen, pilot,
P/O Dennis F. S. Holbrook, pilot,
Sgt Duncan H. J. Barrett, observer,
LAC Reginald J. Newberry, wireless operator,
AC2 Michael D. Dolan, wireless operator.

The aircraft departed RAF Driffield at 2000LT on a bombing mission over Gelsenkirchen. While overflying The Netherlands, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in a pasture located in Milheeze. A crewmen was killed, a second one evaded and three others became PoW.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
F/O W. C. G. Cogman,
P/O L. Miller,
Sgt K. V. Thrift, †
LAC J. R. Nicholson,
AC2 E. H. Bros.