Driffield AFB

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2240LT on August 19 on an operation to Kiel. Last heard on w/t at 0318LT while trying to raise RAF Bircham Newton. Presumed lost over the North Sea.
Crew:
F/Lt William Westbrooke Burton,
Sgt James Haney, observer,
Sgt Harry Ellse Johnson,
F/Sgt Douglas Crosbie Marshall,
P/O Jack Goode Rogers,
Sgt Keith Moore Woodhead.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2327LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. Shortly past midnight, it was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed in South Leverton. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Walter Nowlan, pilot,
Sgt William Thomas Ross Stephenson, pilot,
F/Sgt Stanley Charles Steward, observer,
Sgt Ivor Howard Arthur Henderson, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Hutchinson, wireless operator,
P/O Patrick Joseph Murphy, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2140LT on August 14 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over Bremen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Woltmershausen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Stephen Herring, pilot,
P/O Jeffrey Drewsen, pilot,
Sgt Denis Edgar Phare, observer,
Sgt Peter John Davey, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Kay, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Henry Reels, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2136LT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Klüverdamm, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Rodney Charles Holyman, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Edward Cornwell Hudson, pilot,
Sgt Gerald Cox, observer,
F/Sgt Tom Herrington, wireless operator,
Sgt William Maxwell Jr., wireless operator,
Sgt Tom Bell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2125LKT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Darrigsdorf. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Harry Budden, pilot,
Sgt John Denis Morgan,
Sgt Cecil Kearne Mousley,
Sgt Leonard Geoffrey Smalley,
Sgt Douglas Storer,
Sgt Donovan Franklin Sugden.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2235LT on August 5 on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak but the crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to England. The pilot diverted to RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) where the airplane crashed upon landing. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt W. T. R. Stephenson,
Sgt Nowlan,
Sgt Moore,
Sgt K. Hutchinson,
Sgt Storer,
Sgt Clynes.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2234LT on August 5 on an operation to Karlsruhe. It was shot down over Mannheim and crashed in Neckarau, south of the city. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Benedict Warren Melvill Jones, pilot,
Sgt Warren Steen Denby, pilot,
P/O Harry Brant, observer,
F/Sgt Richard Neilson Barcroft, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Raymond John David, wireless operator,
Sgt Granville Fallows Lister, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1138LT on an operation to Brest. While flying at an altitude of 5,000 feet northeast of the city, it was attacked by at least four fighters and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Broadhurst,
F/Sgt William Edwin Chappell,
P/O Maurice Sydney Nichols,
F/Sgt John Reginald Powell,
Sgt Peter Douglas Simpson,
Sgt Arthur Gordon Tatham.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2252LT on July 14 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed near a factory located in Veendam. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William George Rowse, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Alfred Harmer, pilot,
P/O John Thomas Monks, observer,
Sgt William Everest, wireless operator,
Sgt Russell John Reynolds, wireless operator,
Sgt Laurence Dominick Coogan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1841LT on March 23 on an operation to Kiel. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and later in the flight, the left engine failed. While returning to base the following night, the airplane was abandoned by the crew, dove into the ground and crashed near RAF Driffield. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O P. H. H. Pritchard,
P/O F. A. Caunter-Jackson,
Sgt P. J. Breene,
Sgt O. W. J. Pearce.