Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1852LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak and that it crashed in the Elbe River near Hamburg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ian Alexander Nigel Atchison,
Sgt Joseph Edwin Horne,
Sgt Stewart Ireland Collister Moulds,
Sgt Cecil Brian McMullan,
Sgt John Roland Maddison Vaisey.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1805LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. Approaching Kiel, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the Old Levensauer Bridge located northwest of Kiel, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Harry Keeling Pedley, pilot,
P/O Edgar Gordon Smith, pilot,
Sgt Harold Walton McColm, observer,
Sgt Ronald William Dunkley, wireless operator,
Sgt John Clifton Hiltz, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2139LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. While returning to base the following night, the crew called for help. A bearing taken at the time indicated the Whitley was near Sylt. No trace was found.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Walters Bird,
Sgt Harold Bernard Buttell,
Sgt Ivor McCarthy,
Sgt Roy Russell Vosper,
F/Sgt Belph Ward.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2254LT on an operation to Stettin. It crashed two minutes later one mile southwest of the airfield. All five crew members were rescued, among them one was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt D. F. Campbell,
Sgt C. A. Guan,
P/O Baerlein,
Sgt W. Colloto.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1837LT on September 20 on an operation to Berlin. It was hit by the German Flak while bombing Wismar as an alternative target. Subsequently, the Whitley ran out of fuel and the crew ditched the airplane at 0500LT off Withernsea. All were picked up two hours later by an HSL out from Grimsby.
Crew:
Sgt P. G. Rochford,
Sgt Owen,
P/O Openshaw,
Sgt Cleere,
Sgt Howells.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1846LT on September 20 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was ditched into the sea off Bridlington. All five crew members were rescued within an hour.
Crew:
Sgt J. W. Harwood,
P/O M. D. McCarthy,
Sgt G. M. Armstrong,
Sgt R. J. Lewis,
Sgt O. Fitzpatrick.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1843LT on September 20 on an operation to Berlin. It is believed that it was shot down by enemy fire while approaching the target area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Frederick Archer, pilot,
Sgt Lloyd George Sinclair, pilot,
Sgt Cedric Arthur Foster, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Bruce George Wilbee, wireless operator,
P/O Sydney Goulston, observer.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1926LT on an operation to Ostend. As the bomber crossed the East Anglia coast near Orford Ness, trouble was experienced with the starboard exactor unit. This was followed by a total engine failure and the crew bailed out, leaving the airplane to crash at 2123LT at Breckles Heath, about 6 miles northeast of Thetford. All five crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O L. J. Pestridge,
P/O Trickett,
Sgt Taylor,
Sgt Wallace,
Sgt Howarth.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2055LT on an operation to Stettin. Approaching Rostock, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Warnemünde. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Clarence Howell, pilot,
F/Lt Russell Ernest Orchard, pilot,
Sgt John Donald Robertson, observer,
Sgt Ernest John Start, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Thomas Wood, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1905LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Welle. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Thomas Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt Vincent Flynne, wireless operator, †
P/O James Ivor Davies,
Sgt John Hugh Davis,
Sgt James Edgar Gowland.