Germany

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2150LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Metelen. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Peter Francis Edinger, pilot, †
Sgt Richard George Hill, pilot, †
P/O Joseph Peter William McCarthy, observer,
Sgt William Edward Stayte, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Charles Baumer, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alfred Frederick Suckling, air gunner. †

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 Mildenhall at 2015LT on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Lünten, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt William Risdon Malkemus, pilot,
Sgt George William Fenton, pilot,
Sgt Murray Mclaren Keswick, observer,
Sgt Stanley David Chamberlain, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Christopher Hatton, wireless operator,
Sgt John Martin Dixon, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2004LT on September 6 on an operation to Hüls (chemical factory). While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Quakenbrück. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Harry Painter, pilot,
Sgt Desmond William Mercer, pilot,
Sgt Derek George Kemp, observer,
Sgt Donald Watson Gillies, wireless operator,
P/O Richard John Minnis, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1953LT on an operation to Hüls. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Metelen. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Grounds,
Sgt Richard Mursell Holder,
Sgt Norman Stewart Jones,
Sgt John Henry Morgan,
P/O Philip Rayner Maurice Runnacles.

The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near the Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airfield. All four crew members escaped uninjured.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 2 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Sant Wendel, about 45 km west of Kaiserslautern. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Dennis Napier Neville De Brath, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Leslie Cole, observer, †
Sgt John Rawson,
F/Sgt Alan Abraham Goldstone.

While circling over Parow, the airplane collided with a German Air Force Heinkel He.60D carrying two crew members. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed. All six crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Alfred Heinrich Schwärig, pilot,
Gefr Gert Wintzer, radio operator,
Gefr Otto Elsing, Mechanic,
Gefr Herbert Lopp, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2000LT on September 2 on a mine laying operation. While approaching the island of Borkum at a too low altitude, the airplane collided with a sand bank and crashed into the sea. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Logan,
Sgt Richard Brian Olliver,
Sgt John F. Payne,
Sgt John Donald Walshe.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 2 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Wittenberg. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lesley Alexander Robertson, pilot,
Sgt Harry Nutt Unwin, observer,
Sgt Thomas Percy Alexander Riddell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Henry Benjamin Turner, wireless operator.