Germany

The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 0510LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Lawrence Victor Elliott Petley, pilot,
F/Lt Raymond Arthur Bailey, observer,
F/Sgt Wilfred Marshall Harris, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 0521LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in flames while trying to evacuated the area. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Michael Montgomery Lambert, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Copeland, observer,
Sgt Frederick William Rodney Charles, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 0521LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed onto a factory. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Angus Mackillop, pilot,
Sgt Eric Gordon Nethercott, observer,
Sgt George Frederick Entwistle, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2246LT on July 3 on an operation to Bremen. While approaching the target from the southwest, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Löningen, about 75 km southwest from Bremen. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Otten Herman, †
F/O Kazimierz Kula, pilot, †
Sgt Jan Roman Mieczkowski, wireless operator, †
Sgt Wladysław Urbanowicz, wireless operator, †
F/Lt W. Krupowicz,
W/O M. Przybylski.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2314LT on July 3 on an operation to Essen. While approaching Düsseldorf, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kaarst. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Oswald Robert Compton Moseley, pilot,
Sgt Hilton William Fish, pilot,
P/O Harold Harry Wells, observer,
Sgt Patrick Joseph William Ennis, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Murray Milligan, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2305LT on July 2 on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Königsdorf, west of Cologne. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Francis Sharp, pilot,
Sgt Russell Addisson Reid, observer,
Sgt Desmond Colbert Kent Dunne, wireless operator,
Sgt William Fraser McKay, wireless operator.

The three engine airplane named 'Gustav Dörr' crashed in unknown circumstances near Travemünde. All four crew members and six passengers were killed.
Crew:
Fw Eberhard Klix, pilot,
Fw Joachim Fechteler, radio operator,
Gefr Walter Jung, radio operator,
Fw Alfred Greil, mechanic.
Passengers:
Lt Helmut Philipps,
Ofw Herbert Luens,
Uffz Gerhard Beising,
Gefr Josef Zylla,
Uffz Ernst Ruppert,
Uffz Heinz Macenstein.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2347LT on June 30 on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching Essen from the north, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Dorsten. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Barrett, pilot, †
Sgt William James Pickering Rice, observer, †
Sgt John William Davidson,
P/O William Menzies Weekes Fowler,
Sgt Herbert Henry Joslin.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2315LT on June 30 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Düren. The pilot was killed and three others crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Desmond Irving,
P/O Stanley Carter,
Sgt Leonard Charles Coldwell,
F/Lt Neil Hyland Svendsen.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0830LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Hochdonn. F/S Robertson managed to get out of the aircraft, but his parachute opened prematurely and he became caught up in the tail unit.
Crew:
S/L Herbert Douglas Haig Cooper, pilot,
F/Sgt John Stewart Robertson, observer, †
F/Sgt John Hall Simpson, wireless operator. †