Short S.29 Stirling

The crew was engaged in a supply mission to the French Resistance and left RAF Lakenheath at 2112LT on April 10. While cruising by night over the French department of Ain, the aircraft was shot down by Flak and crashed on the roof of a farm. Two crew were able to leave the scene by themselves while all five other occupants were killed.
Crew (149th Squadron):
P/O D. Bray, pilot, †
P/O D. L. Northover, navigator, †
Sgt G. Cameron, bombardier, †
F/Sgt J. Turner, radio, †
Sgt A. E. Bristow, engineer, †
Sgt D. E. Cadge, air gunner,
F/Sgt N. C. H. Pilgrim, air gunner.

Crew was completing a supply mission to the French Resistance. While overflying Ain in snow falls, aircraft went out of control and crashed in Bois de Valorse, near Hauteville-Lompnes. All 7 crew of the 196th Squadron were killed.

The aircraft left RAF Downham Market at 2019LT on August 16 on a bombing mission to Torino, Italy. While flying over the east part of France at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field in Saint German en Bugey. A crew member was taken PoW, another evaded while five others were killed.
Crew (218th Squadron):
W/O S. F. Chudzik, †
Sgt D. Deans, †
Sgt C. E. Taylor, †
Sgt D. P. J. Rawlings, †
Sgt J. D. Bates, †
Sgt J. L. Paterson,
Sgt W. L. McKinnon.

The aircraft left RAF Oakington at 0007LT on a bombing mission to Krefeld, Germany. While overflying Belgium by night at an altitude of 11,000 feet, the aircraft was intercepted amd shot down by two German fighters. The Stirling lost altitude and the captain attempted to make an emergency landing. On final, the aircraft stalled, hit the ground, went out of control and came to rest in flames on the bank of a canal. The captain and the navigator were killed while all five other occupants were taken PoW.
Crew (7th Squadron):
Bruce Meiklejohn, pilot, †
Charles Redwood, navigator, †
Bill Cole, flight engineer,
Frank Hugo, bomb aimer,
Leslie Ellingham, radio operator,
Jack Kilfoyle, air gunner,
Edgar Brown, air gunner.

The bomber left RAF Oakington after midnight to attack the city of Bocholt in Germany. While flying over The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field located in Akkerwoude. Six crew members were killed and one survived.
Crew (7th Squadron):
P/O E. C. Hallding, pilot, †
P/O Geoffrey Wragge, navigator, †
Sgt Arhur Eward Emms, air gunner, †
W/O Loois Nutik, wireless operator and air gunner, †
F/Sgt H. Sobel, air gunner, †
Sgt Norman Arthur Peachey, air bomber, †
Sgt F. A. Painter.

The aircraft left RAF Ridgewell on a bombing mission to Germany. While overflying The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Willeskop, killing all eight crew members.
Crew (90th Squadron):
F/S G. D. Macdougall, pilot,
Sgt G. Stephens,
Sgt L. R. Kenkins,
Sgt R. T. Williams,
Sgt C. G. H. Mactavish,
Sgt G. C. Adam,
Sgt P. J. Egan,
F/O F. A. Parton.

The crew left RAF Newmarket in the evening on a flight to Wolfsburg, Germany, to bomb a Volkswagen factory. While approaching the Dutch coast by night, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea few miles off shore. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (75th Squadron):
W/C V. Mitchell,
W/O T. H. Bagnall,
Sgt R. Hart,
W/O R. W. Pearson,
Sgt G. T. Padden,
Sgt S. J. Goff,
Sgt A. H. Rider,
F/S A. C. W. Parker.

The crew was performing a test flight when on final approach, one of the engine caught fire. During the last segment, the aircraft stalled and hit the runway surface, skidded for several yards and came to rest. While all four crew members (pilots and engineers) were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The accident occurred in November 1942 (exact date unknown).

The crew left RAF Oakington at 0125LT on a bombing mission to The Netherlands. By night, the crew encountered undefined problems and the captain attempted to make an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crash landed in a field located near Gorinchem. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all seven crew members were unhurt and taken POW.
Crew (7th Squadron):
Sgt S. C. Orrell,
F/O F. Thompson,
Sgt A. Buckley,
Sgt J. A. B. Bond,
Sgt C. A. Bowers,
Sgt A. R. Bolman,
Sgt T. R. Gough.

The aircraft left RAF Oakington on a cross country exercise. While cruising over the region of Biddulph, the captain reduced his altitude to show the house of Mr. Dolphin to the other members of the crew. Shortly later, the aircraft went through a cloudy area and hit the hill of Merrytown Low, near Leek. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Roderick Urquhart Morrison, pilot,
F/Sgt John Richard Griffin, observer,
F/Sgt James Frederick Hirst, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Thorstein Enevold Helgesen, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Leo Joseph Regimbal, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Ellis Williams, flight engineer,
F/Sgt William Anthony George Atkins, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Edgar Dolphin.