Oakington

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1900LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. While returning to base the following night and approaching the British coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea some 40 miles northeast of Lowestoft. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Alexander Fletcher, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Edward Coyle, pilot,
Sgt James Tucker, flight engineer,
F/O William Henry John Thompson, observer,
Sgt Albert Edward Burrows, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Henry Mansfield, air gunner,
Sgt Hugh John Walker, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1850LT on an operation to Stettin. While returning to base in the late evening and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea south of the Brandsø Island. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Donald Tovey, pilot, †
Sgt Cyril James Cobbold, pilot,
Sgt John James Copley, flight engineer,
Sgt David Young Neil, navigator,
Sgt Alec Donaldson, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Waghorn Fulbeck, air gunner, †
Sgt Eric James Rodger, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1912LT on an operation to Ostend. While returning to base and flying low, it impacted trees and crashed in Preston Deanery, in the east outskirt of Northampton. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt William Robert Dil, pilot, †
P/O David Ivor Evans, pilot, †
P/O William Rand Lugar, observer, †
F/Sgt David Gifford Chattell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frank Denis Rogers, wireless operator, †
Sgt Rawbathan.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1938LT on September 10 on an operation to Torino. While returning to base the following night, the crew indicated that a forced landing was imminent, apparently after the airplane has been shot down by enemy fire. The airplane crash landed in the region of Dijon and all six crew members evaded.
Crew:
P/O Percy Frank Allen,
Sgt John Ross Walker Christensen,
Sgt Reginald Walter Saxton,
Sgt John Richard Worby,
Sgt Gordon Campbell,
Sgt Henry Thomas Hickton.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2001LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin and was shot down over Germany by a Me.110. All six crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Henry Boulton,
Sgt Leslie Ernest James Davenport,
P/O Clive Mayor Hall,
Sgt Donald Owens,
Sgt Arthur Speakman,
Sgt J. M. Sutton,
Sgt Alick Yardley.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2014LT on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Genk. Three crew members were killed. one became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
P/O John Frederick Ashton, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Raymond Verdun Lane, observer, †
Sgt John Bernard Redden, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Thomas Wood,
Sgt J. W. Hutton,
Sgt L. A. Warburton.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2112LT on August 30 on an operation to Hamburg. It crashed in unknown circumstances at Ramton, about 7 miles north-northwest of Cambridge. A crew was killed and four others were injured. One of the survivor died from injuries sustained the following day.
Crew:
Sgt Owen Hugh Barlow, wireless operator, †
P/O David Lecky Crichton, †
P/O P. Reynolds,
Sgt F. E. V. B. La-Nauze,
Sgt M. S. Myers.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington in the evening of August 28 on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kaarst, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John William Blakey, pilot,
P/O John Ernest Chilvers, pilot,
Sgt Frank Cecil Child, flight engineer,
P/O Charles Francis Hart, observer,
F/Sgt Alfred Penn, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon Jeoffre Truscott, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Richard Cowin, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 0117LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was badly shot about over the North Sea by a Me.110. Nevertheless, the crew was able to leave the combat area and to return to RAF Newmarket where the airplane crashed upon landing. All seven crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/Lt D. J. H. Lay, pilot,
Sgt C. Tourville, pilot,
Sgt W. H. Robinson, flight engineer,
Sgt M. Roach, observer,
Sgt A. Chambers, wireless operator,
Sgt J. M. Donelon, air gunner,
Sgt H. Macrae, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2102LT on an operation to Mannheim. It crashed near Trier due to a combination of enemy action and adverse weather conditions. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Oswald Blunden, pilot, †
P/O John David Wright, pilot, †
Sgt John Duncan Edworthy, observer, †
Sgt William Everitt Allan, wireless operator, †
P/O Edgar Frederick Drew, air gunner, †
Sgt George Nicholson, †
Sgt Denis Alan Lloyd.