East Wretham AFB

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1916LT on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Jiri Fina,
Sgt Oldrich Soukop,
F/Lt Jaroslav Kula,
P/O Josef František Cibulka,
Sgt Alois Meznik,
Sgt Frantisek Raiskup.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1851LT on an operation to Emden. While approaching the Dutch coast, the radio operator reported at 2120LT that he was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. Twenty-five minutes later, at 2145LT, the bomber went out of control and crashed in the North Sea some 20 km off Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (311st Squadron):
Sgt Karel Danihelka, pilot,
Sgt Vladimír Hanzl, pilot,
F/O Ladislav Říha, navigator,
Sgt František Janca, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Dobromil Špinka, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Adolf Podivinský.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1819LT on an operation to Billancourt. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airbase of Creil. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bohuslav Hradil,
Sgt Imrich Kormanovic,
Sgt Jan Kotrch,
Sgt Pribyslav Strachon,
Sgt Josef Svoboda,
Sgt Alois Tolar.

The crew was performing a local training exercise at RAF East Wretham. During the takeoff roll, the left engine failed. The captain abandoned the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking manoeuvre. Unfortunately, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, hit obstacles, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All five occupants escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Josef Čapka, pilot,
Sgt Ferdinand Kepka, pilot,
Sgt Josef Laichler,
Sgt Jan Neradil,
Sgt Gustav Michalec, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1732LT on an operation to Emden. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Cenek Kral,
Sgt Ladislav Nemecek,
F/Sgt Miroslav Plecity,
Sgt Stanislav Rous,
F/Lt Zdenek Skorepa,
W/O Karel Weiss.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1800LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Tilburg. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Jindřich Svoboda, pilot, †
Sgt Zdenek Sichrovsky,
P/O Jaromir Brož, navigator, †
Sgt Rudolf Mašek, wireless operator, †
Sgt Karel Batelka,
Sgt Josef Šnajdr.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 0340LT on an operation to Brest. Unable to locate the target area, the crew decided to return to base when the airplane suffered an engine failure. The bombs were jettisoned and the airplane crash landed at 0615LT some two miles east from Tavistock, coming to rest against a haystack. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/O Slama,
Sgt J. Fina,
Sgt Mazurek,
Sgt Raiskup,
Sgt Sipula,
Sgt J. Svoboda.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1716LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak. The crew returned to base when the left engine caught fire, causing the propeller to fell off. The airplane went out of control and crash landed in the North Sea some 100 km west of Petten. Three crew members were killed and three others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alois Šiška, pilot,
Sgt Josef Tomanek, pilot, †
F/O Josef Mohr, observer, †
F/O Josef Šcerba, wireless operator,
Sgt Pavel Svoboda, air gunner,
Sgt Rudolf Skalicky, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1625LT on an operation to Le Havre. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed for unknown reasons three miles from RAF East Wretham. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Austin Watson, pilot,
Sgt Philip Leslie Gurd, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Rowland Carter, observer,
Sgt Stanley Heelis Jackson, wireless operator,
Sgt John Mortimer McKenzie, wireless operator,
Sgt Ranulph Paul Manwaring, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2129LT on November 15 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following night, it passed over the north of England and crashed in the Irish Sea some 20 miles southwest of Saint Bees. Two crew members were rescued and four others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stanislav Linka, †
F/O Jan Frantiser Parolek, †
Sgt Pavel Skutek, †
Sgt Arnost Vaclavek, †
P/O G. Engel,
F/Sgt J. Leng.