Short S.29 Stirling

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1458LT on an operation to Brest. Returning to base, the port outer engine caught fire and the pilot decided to make an emergency landing. While doing so, the bomber flew into telephone wires and crashed near Bluntisham. Four crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Paul Comroe, air gunner, †
F/O James Albert Lopez, †
F/O John Thompson O'Brien, pilot, †
Sgt James Edward Rose, pilot, †
Sgt T. J. Ryder,
Sgt J. Devlin,
Sgt M. A. Sullivan,
Sgt A. Grant.

The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2220LT on an operation to Kiel. Shortly after liftoff, it encountered difficulties to gain height, clipped a line of trees and crashed just beyond the airfield. All seven crew members evacuated safely before the airplane exploded and was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O S. P. Hedgehill,
Sgt McMillan,
Sgt Gahan,
Sgt R. J. Cook,
Sgt Sullivan,
Sgt C. J. Du Preez,
Sgt Sawyer.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington on an operation to Kiel. Almost immediately after takeoff, it went out of control and crashed onto a house. A crew was killed and six other occupants were injured. Few hours later, the pilot died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Ian Hamish Hunter, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Charles Bennett, †
Sgt W. D. Topping,
Sgt A. J. Ansell,
Sgt W. P. Hudson,
Sgt W. Helliwell,
Sgt T. Bentham.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1731LT on an operation to Berlin. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Edwin Chadwick, pilot,
F/O Douglas Byrd Van Buskirk, pilot,
Sgt Sidney John Fenson, flight engineer,
P/O George Edward Sweeney, observer,
Sgt Cyril Murch, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Stronach, wireless operator,
Sgt Derek Gordon Pack, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1742LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Spijkenisse, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Stanley Jacobs, pilot,
Sgt James William Cooper Morris, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Walton, flight engineer,
Sgt Bernard Wallwork, observer,
Sgt Edward Owen Brooks, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Johnstone, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Hall Chesman, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1752LT on an operation to Bremen. It returned early due to oxygen failure and crashed while trying to land at base. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O N. E. Winch,
Sgt L. Norvell,
Sgt S. J. McNamara,
Sgt N. F. Durban,
Sgt G. R. Wood,
Sgt H. Paul,
Sgt N. J. Stronell.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton on an operation to Plzen. It landed at RAF Warboys with the port engines unserviceable. A swing developed as the Stirling landed and on leaving the runway the main undercarriage unit collapsed, damaging the bomber beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O A. W. I. Jones,
Sgt G. Mackie,
Sgt East,
Sgt Sinclair,
Sgt Strang,
Sgt Barrass,
Sgt Sykes,
Sgt Bennett.

The airplane crashed upon landing at RAF Wyton while engaged in a local training exercise. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
P/O S. P. Edgehill +3.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton in the evening of October 20 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed at 0130LT at Catsholm Farm near RAF Methwold. The crew bailed out but one was killed as a result of doing so.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Lurring Aiken, wireless operator, †
Sgt A. Spriggs,
Sgt De Ville,
Sgt Scott,
Sgt Rigby,
Sgt Cook,
Sgt Bain.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton on an operation to Nuremberg. Returned early with defective pitch and fuel mixture controls on the port engines and crashed while trying to land at base. There were no injures.
Crew:
F/L I. R. Ryall,
P/O C. B. Ordish,
Sgt D. Phillips,
Sgt Fisher,
Sgt Howard,
Sgt D. Clarke,
Sgt Surette,
F/O Martin.