Short S.29 Stirling

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1959LT on an operation to Lübeck. After passing north of Hamburg at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ahrensfelde, some 20 km northeast of Hamburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Raymond Lawrence Hayes, pilot,
P/O David Robert Hart, pilot,
Sgt Charles Charles Nicholas Watkin, flight engineer,
P/O John Marr, observer,
Sgt Raymond Wyatt Page, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Donald Sollars, wireless operator,
Sgt victor Arthur Lionel Ellis, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1940LT on an operation to Lübeck. Approaching Neumünster at night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in a field in Gnutz. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Mervyn Richard Robert Green, pilot,
Sgt Clarence William Starrett, pilot,
Sgt James Frederick Grimmett, flight engineer,
P/O John MacLean Murdock, navigator,
Sgt Edgar George Tapner, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Ian Dunn, air gunner,
Cpt John Frimston Wyn-Griffith, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1938LT on an operation to Lübeck. Passing along the Dutch coast at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Jeffrey Hugh Edwards,
Sgt Ronald Philip Cale,
Sgt Leonard Reil Eagle,
Sgt Louis Robert Martin Norris,
Sgt John Charles Lyon Banks,
F/Sgt John Thompson Graham,
Sgt Desmond Edward Sproule Sidney-Smith.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2017LT on an operation to Essen. In the late evening, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Terborg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew.
W/Cdr John Henry Abel Chapman, pilot,
F/O Geoffrey Thomas Heard, pilot,
Sgt Edward Leslie Belk, flight engineer,
P/O Thomas Kenneth Haynes, observer,
Sgt Ivor Bertie Dopson, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Esmond Alan Rendtorff, wireless operator,
Sgt Howard Inman, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1911LT on March 25 on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. While returning to base the following night, it ran shot of fuel and ditched at 0200Lt in the Barmouth Bay off Barmouth, Gwynedd. At the time of the accident the bomber was many miles west of track and shortly before going into the sea, four crew members bailed out. By good fortune, no one was hurt. The Stirling was later salvaged and taken to RAF Llanbedr.
Crew:
S/L H. L. Legh-Smith,
Sgt Bird,
Sgt Fenton,
Sgt Cooper,
Sgt Bentham,
Sgt Williams,
Sgt Hudson.

The airplane was on a transit flight when it was wrecked at 1234LT after landing in poor visibility at RAF Wyton. Shortly after touchdown, and while still travelling at speed, the pilot tried to make a sharp turn and the undercarriage gave way under the strain. All eight crew members evacuated safely and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
W01 T. W. Hare,
Sgt F. W. Cooper,
Sgt R. Thompson-Horan,
P/O Henry,
Sgt K. Taylor,
Sgt E. R. C. Oakley,
Sgt R. W. Golder,
Sgt G. Stephenson.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2000LT on March 10 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it overshot the runway and crashed into trees. A crew member was rescued while seven others were killed.
Crew:
S/L Lloyd Watt Coleman, pilot, †
F/O Charles Leslie Pilkington, pilot, †
Sgt Donald Arthur Graham, observer, †
Sgt Reginald Arthur Shea, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Louis Kowalski, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Millichip, wireless operator, †
Sgt Harold Skelton, air gunner, †
Sgt Harris, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2000LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Nütterden. Seven crew members were killed and an eighth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Lloyd Wilson Bailey, pilot, †
Sgt Richard Wilson Hunt, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Edward Jordan, flight engineer, †
Sgt Gvvyn Russell Williams, observer, †
Sgt Terence Joseph Sherriff, wireless operator, †
Sgt Shuthi Napoleon, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gwyn Barrington Daines, air gunner, †
Sgt D. H. Munro, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath on a training mission to Ayr. After landing, it was wrecked at 1735LT after ground looping in order to avoid running through the boundary fence. A violent skid developed, during which one of the main oleo legs collapsed. All eight crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt A. Austin,
Sgt Lewis,
Sgt Robinson,
Sgt Heron,
Sgt Watkins,
Sgt Green,
Sgt Barritt,
Sgt Gwyther.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0035LT on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed three km west of Loenen. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt George William Nicholson, pilot,
P/O Ronald Max Disley, pilot,
F/Sgt William Andrew Cross, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Francis Hooper Tuck, flight engineer,
P/O Albert John Rampton, observer,
Sgt Harry Walter Trevor Bidgood, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Carl Stuart CAarruthers, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald McCallum, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Leonard Hartley Phillips, air gunner.