Steeple Morden AFB

The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden at 2322LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Rheinberg. Four crew members were killed and the fifth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O James Frederick Stanley, pilot, †
W/O Kenneth Railton, observer, †
Sgt William Edward James, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Tom Lumley Kennedy, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Browning Spenceley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden at 2240LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Over the west coast of the Netherlands, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed south of Ouddorp and was wrecked. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Henry Bulford,
Sgt Keith Arthur Dunkley,
Sgt Ralph Higham,
Sgt Trevor Alexander Guthrie,
Sgt J. K. Day.

The crew was performing a local training exercise at RAF Steeple Morden. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. All crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt D. G. Falconer.

The crew departed RAF Steeple Morden on a training operation on behalf of the 11th OTU. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions and the airplane crashed into Harrow Green School at Leytonstone. All six crew members as well as five people on the ground were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Sharrock Taylor, pilot,
Sgt William Mance, pilot,
F/Sgt Harold Ernest Jowett, observer,
Sgt Arthur Wilfred Ford, wireless operator,
Sgt Allen Charles Elliott Rogers, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur James Foote, air gunner.
Those killed on the ground were:
Henry Arthur Edwards,
Joseph G. Smith,
James Edward Gorham,
Walter G. Black,
Albert Edward Stanlon.

The bomber crashed upon landing at RAF Steeple Morden and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.