Waterbeach AFB

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1917LT on September 28 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in Horringer. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Keith Howard Naughton Rumbo, pilot, †
Sgt Vernon Elliston Waldron, pilot, †
Sgt John Darbyshire, wireless operator, †
Sgt Wilson Paxton, †
F/Sgt R. H. Gill,
Sgt A. Cooke.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1911LT on September 28 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it collided with a line of trees and exploded at Stone Farm, Great Finborough. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Duncan Broadley, pilot,
Sgt John Sydney Ferguson Watt, pilot,
Sgt John Weir Humphrey, observer,
Sgt Henry Martin, wireless operator,
Sgt John Kenneth Whitfield, wireless operator,
Sgt David Richardson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1914LT on September 28 on an operation to Frankfort. Believed to have crashed while approaching the target area. All six crew members became Pow.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Coleman,
Sgt Harold George Lewis,
Sgt Peter Leslie Trask,
Sgt Hilary Eldred Birk,
Sgt Wallace Harry Dyer,
Sgt John Bartlett Dicks.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2222LT and crashed almost immediately, bursting into flames. All six crew members evacuated safely and the five aircraft still waiting to leave had to be cancelled.
Crew:
Sgt J. S. F. Watt, pilot,
Sgt Bell,
Sgt J. W. Humphrey,
Sgt J. K. Whitfield,
Sgt H. Martin,
Sgt W. A. Bolton.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2028LT on August 31 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, the crew diverted to RAF Mildenhall. The pilot misjudged his first attempt to land and while making a second circuit, the bomber was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed near the airbase. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was seriously injured.
Crew:
P/O Gordon Scott Eccles, pilot, †
Sgt Donald Hartley Hodge, pilot, †
Sgt Francis Anthony Bower Brodribb, observer, †
Sgt George Edward Boxall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Douglas Richard Mallett, wireless operator, †
Sgt C. C. Stevens.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2334LT on August 16 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ophoven. Five crew members were killed and sixth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Aloysius Casey, observer, †
Sgt Gerald Crane, air gunner, †
P/O Norman Dotchin, pilot, †
F/O Geoffrey Lloyd Wells, †
Sgt Frederick Walter York, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Meirion Williams.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach in the evening of August 12 on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. After a night takeoff, it failed to gain sufficient height, collided with tree tops and crashed in a field located two miles east-northeast of the airbase. All six crew members were rescued, among them three were injured.
Crew:
P/O G. S. Eccles +5.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach in the evening of July 30 on an operation to Cologne. It failed to return to base and was lost without trace, probably after it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Norman Bevan, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Ivor Hicks, pilot,
P/O Bernard Castle Curtis, observer,
Sgt William Grenville Herrod, wireless operator,
Sgt Wallace Henry Wyatt, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Leonard Molteni, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach in the evening of July 7 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in Heeze and was damaged beyond repair. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Douglas Agrell,
P/O Donald Allan Elliott,
Sgt Frederick Alwyn Hard,
Sgt Walter Kershaw,
P/O Eric Arthur Masters,
Sgt Martin Johann Platz.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2328LT on July 3 on an operation to Essen. Passing over Limburg, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Molenbeersel. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Francis John Day, observer, †
P/O John Robert Leslie Dunn, pilot, †
Sgt Spencer Ronald Mayor, pilot, †
Sgt Harry Malcolm Robertson, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey Kilburn,
Sgt Wilfrid Stogdale.