Caen

The engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot John A. Guinn to make an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crashed in a field located two miles southeast of Caen. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft left RAF Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, at 2316LT on June 16 to take part to the D-Day in Normandy with paratroopers on board. While cruising over Caen by night, the aircraft was hit by the German Flak and crashed in a field located in Colombelles, in the northeast suburb of Caen. A paratrooper survived while all 22 other occupants were killed.
Crew (233th Squadron):
F/O Munro Murdoch McCannell, pilot, †
W/O Nathan Louis Berger, radio, †
W/O Albert Theodore Downing, navigator, †
F/Sgt Alexander Robert Porter, navigator. †
Paratroopers (8th Btn):
Sgt Alfred Dockerill, †
Sgt James Albert Moir, †
Cpl Samuel Reuben Fewings, †
Cpl Thomas Robert Henry Longman, †
Cpl Leonard Frank Smith, †
Cpl John Patrick Boyle, †
Pte Roger Frank Cantin, †
Pte Sydney George Cox, †
Pte Charles Frederick Hollis, †
Pte Arthur Humphries, †
Pte Dennis Johnson, †
Pte Edward Jones, †
Pte R. P. Kent, †
Pte J. A. Mills, †
Pte W. Piggot, †
Pte J. Robinson, †
Pte W. H. Thorpe, †
Pte J. H. Watkins, †
CSM Leslie Jones.

The aircraft left RAF Blakehill Farm at 2230LT on June 5 to take part to the D-Day in Normandy. The crew was in charge to make a supply mission to the US 6th Airborne located east of Orne. After passing over Caen, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire. The captain decided to make an emergency landing in a field located in Giberville, in the east suburb of Caen. All eight occupants escaped and only one was injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (233th Squadron):
S/L Wright, pilot,
F/O Semple, copilot,
P/O Cowie, navigator,
F/O Williams, radio,
LAC Alexander,
LAC Ackley,
LAC Allen,
Cpl Owens.

The airplane crashed following an engine failure and was destroyed. There were no casualties.

Crashed near Caen following a fuel exhaustion. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Lt Werner Neudeck, pilot, †
Uffz Heinrich Jänchen, radio operator, †
Gefr Joachim Kraus, observer,
Fw Adolf Binder, mechanic.

Following a bombing mission over Avonmouth, the crew was returning to base at night when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Caen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Erwin Schul, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Bolle, observer,
Fw Engelbert Buck, radio operator,
Gefr Karl-Heinz Kayser, air gunner.

Shortly after takeoff from Caen, departing for Brest, the floatplane crashed in the Caen Canal. The pilot was killed and three other crew members were injured.
Crew:
Ofw Walter Niess, pilot, †
Fw Josef Haas, mechanic,
Uffz Karl Tubbesing, radio operator,
Ogefr Wilhelm Bauer, mechanic.

The airplane was hit by the British Flak while attacking the Penrhos Airfield, Wales. While returning to its base, it crashed into the sea off Caen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Paul David, pilot,
Obrlt Paul Vollbrecht, observer,
Uffz Kurt Fuchs, mechanic,
Uffz Willi von Postel, radio operator.

Crashed in Caen following an engine failure. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Lt Siegfried Quednau, observer, +3. †

On a transit flight to Brest, while cruising in the region of Caen, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. A crew was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Willi Hagen, pilot,
Lt Siegfried Sott, observer, †
Uffz Raimund Hellmer, wireless operator,
Uffz Osmar Kreutzmann, mechanic.