Royal Air Force - RAF

The crew left RAF Skellingthorpe at 2301LT on May 30 on a bombing mission to Cologne, Germany. Following an uneventful mission, the aircraft returned to its base in England. While overflying Belgium by night, the bomber was shot down by the German Flak. The captain ordered his crew to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. Sole on board, the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in Bree, some 21 km northwest of Gent. But the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a drainage ditch and was destroyed. While the captain was killed, all six others occupants were unhurt and taken POW.
Crew (50th Squadron):
F/O Leslie Thomas Manser, pilot, †
Sgt Leslie H. Baveystock, pilot,
P/O Richard J. Barnes, radio navigator,
P/O Robert M. Horsley, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Stanley E. King, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Allan McF. Mills, air gunner,
Sgt B. W. Naylor, air gunner.
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While overflying The Netherlands by night, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing in an open field when the aircraft stalled and crashed. Three crew members were killed while four others were injured.
Sgt A. R. Moore, †
Sgt D. L. Thurlow,
L. R. Silver,
Sgt J. A. Ogden,
Sgt H. R. Stacey,
Sgt M. F. English, †
Sgt F. Walker. †

The crew left RAF Scampton at 2255LT on May 30 on a bombing mission to Cologne, Germany. While overflying Duisburg by night, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and right engine exploded. Five crew members were able to bail out when the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion, killing both other occupants.
Crew (49th Squadron):
P/O Philip Nevil Floyd, pilot, †
Sgt D. E. Randall,
Sgt J. R. McK. Valentine,
Sgt John Smith, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt F. E. Woodrow,
Sgt J. F. Wight,
Sgt E. Probert.

The crew left RAF Scampton at 2300LT on May 30 on a bombing mission to Cologne, Germany. En route, while overflying the North Sea by night, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew (49th Squadron):
P/O John Philip Carter, pilot,
F/Sgt David Block, pilot,
Sgt George Charles Haynes, radio navigator,
Sgt John Cook Ramsey, air gunner,
Sgt Lawrence John Yeates, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Arnold Gregory Welch, air gunner,
Sgt Maurice Samuel Ash, air gunner.

The crew left RAF Finningley at 2246LT on May 30 on a bombing mission to Cologne, Germany. While approaching its target at 13,500 feet, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak. Fire spread from the right engine to the right wing. The crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Without crew, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion. All six crew members were unhurt.
Crew (25th OTU):
P/O C. G. Hughes,
Sgt B. C. Whittle,
F/Sgt R. Baker,
F/Sgt R. V. C. Oliver,
Sgt F. G. Greensides,
F/Sgt L. R. Read.

The crew left Stornoway at 0500LT on a survey flight over the Norwegian Sea to locate the German battleship christened 'Tirpitz'. Following an unsuccessful mission, the crew was returning to Scotland when flying along the Lofoten Islands coast, the aircraft was attacked by the pilots of three German Messerschmitt Me.109 fighters. The captain was forced to ditch the aircraft along the coast and while four crew members were able to find refuge in a dinghy, all three other occupants were killed in the attack. The aircraft was lost.
Crew (120th Squadron):
F/O Walton,
P/O Corkran,
Sgt T. J. Culnane, †
Sgt Pickering,
Sgt Booker,
F/Sgt E. A. Allgood, †
Sgt B. F. Smith. †

On final approach to Stornoway, the aircraft was too low and hit a sand dune located few yards short of runway threshold and came to rest. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair but there was no casualties.

The crew was involved in a night training exercise over the Irish Sea. Shortly after take off from RAF Millom, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Irish Sea, few hundred yards off shore. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (1st OTU):
Sgt Robert McGregor Laurie, pilot,
F/O Richard William Rollason, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Jack Irvine, wireless operator and air gunner.

En route, while cruising at low height, the twin engine aircraft hit high tension cables and crashed in a field. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (3rd AOS):
P/O G. W. Ardley,
P/O C. A. Harris,
Sgt H. Cohen,
Sgt S. Laws.

En route, while cruising at low height, the twin engine aircraft hit power cables, stalled and crashed in a field. Two crew members were killed while all three other occupants were injured.
Crew (21st OTU):
Sgt Ernest Brocklebank,
Sgt. T. A. Worley 3.