Oakington

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 0453LT on an operation to Mazingarbe. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Béthune. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Bailie, observer, †
Sgt Robei Harold Lomas-Smith, wireless operator, †
P/O Reginald David Morley, pilot, †
Sgt William Ross, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt William George Williams, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leslie Newton Chappell,
Sgt George Stewart Edwards.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1200LT on an operation to Borkum. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by at least two German fighters and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Everest Bolton,
P/O James Gordon Elliott,
Sgt Kenneth Huntley,
F/O John Kinnane,
Sgt William George Marsh,
F/Sgt Barrie Kendal Nichols, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick George Taylor, flight engineer.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2309LT on June 29 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Zeven, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas George Young, pilot,
F/O Valentine Ronald Hartwright, pilot,
P/O Huntley Donald Brander, observer,
F/Sgt James Ronald Dale, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Dennis Howard Glyn Poole, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alfred George Reading, air gunner,
F/Sgt Charles Walter Dryburgh Brown, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2257LT on June 29 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Stemmermühlen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L William Terrance Chambers Seale, pilot,
Sgt Richard Lyndon Barrett,
Sgt Maurice George Brown,
F/Sgt Bernard William Grocock, observer,
F/Sgt Roland Ernest Walls, wireless operator,
Sgt Laurence Whittle, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Thorpe Archer, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1358LT on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base in the afternoon and approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed in the North Sea some 30 km east of Flamborough. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Douglas William Ernest Chapple,
Sgt Arthur Thomas Cole,
F/Lt John Kenneth Collins,
Sgt William Hardie,
Sgt Charles Kelly,
Sgt Gordon Thomas Webb,
Sgt Frederick Charles Williams.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2250LT on June 2 on an operation to Berlin. Passing over Germany at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near the village of Dobbrikow, between Dobbrikow and Hennickendorf. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Gerard Armstrong, wireless operator, †
Sgt Donald Grant Clark, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ernest Clarke, wireless operator, †
F/O John Mitchell, pilot, †
F/Sgt Peter Bernard Eric Smith, pilot, †
F/Sgt Aidan Noel Wynne, observer, †
Sgt William Stanley Bellew.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2211LT on May 10 on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at night, it collided with a Me.110 and crashed in Cloppenburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Neville Williams, pilot,
Sgt Eric John Rapley, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Charles Watkins, flight engineer,
F/O Donald Mackay, observer,
Sgt Will Frank Hodson, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Anthony Pickers, wireless operator,
Sgt Laurence Smith, air gunner.

The starboard engine failed while the airplane was lifting off the ground. The crew continued to climb when, at a height of 100 feet, the port outer engine failed as well. The airplane descended to the ground and crashed one mile from the airbase. All crew escaped uninjured.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2119LT on May 3 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered technical problems when a propeller fell off. The pilot diverted to RAF Oakington where the bomber crash landed on approach. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Sayers,
Sgt Lambert,
Sgt Tingley,
Sgt Britton,
Sgt Taylor,
Sgt Walker.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington on April 30 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and crash landed in a wheatfield located at Hinton Lodge, three miles southeast of Halesworth. All seven crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
F/L N. Williams,
Sgt W. T. Williams,
LAC R. C. Watkins,
Sgt C. T. Webb,
Sgt R. A. Pickers,
Sgt W. F. Hodson,
Sgt L. Smith.