Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF Netheravon at 2123LT to attack an electric station in Distré. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed one km south of the village. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O David Herbert Upsher, pilot,
F/O Malcolm Cedric Hayes, pilot,
F/Sgt Keith Reynold Marshall, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Mather, navigator,
S/L Campbell Crichton-Miller, meteorologist and weather officer,
F/Lt Michael Edward Jackson Croker, air gunner,
F/Sgt Thomas William Holland, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 1750LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base in the late evening, after passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 40 km north of Texel Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Langley Knowles, pilot,
Sgt Alex Holt,
Sgt Arthur Moseley Limbrick,
Sgt Dennis Howitt Powell,
Sgt Martin Goldrick,
Sgt Robert Alexander Johnston,
Sgt Robert Cooper Frost,
Sgt Cyril George Parr, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1810LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While flying along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km north of Ameland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Monteith, pilot,
Sgt Edward William Oxenbridge, copilot,
Sgt Bertram Wallace Willbourn, flight engineer,
Sgt Cyril Noel Goodchild, navigator,
Sgt John George Ethelston, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jack Lewis Richardson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Duncan Elwin Seeley, air gunner,
F/O Patrick Brennan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1753LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While cruising along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Wierum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Bernard Verdun Crawford, pilot,
Sgt William Henry Macklin, flight engineer,
F/O Clarence Roy Long, navigator,
F/O Paul Terence Howson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Kenneth Stuart, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Charles John Jay Wellesley, air gunner,
Sgt Arnold Harvey Borrett, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bottesford at 1757LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While cruising along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea north of Vlieland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt James Barnett Michie, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Bailey, flight engineer,
F/O William Kadison Komaiko, navigator,
Sgt Jack Sydney Turner, bomb aimer,
Sgt George McLoughlin, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Harry Lyle Brown, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald Alfred John King, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1750LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While overflying the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 5 km east of Buren, on Ameland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O David Joseph Hopson, pilot,
Sgt Clifford William James, flight engineer,
F/O Edward Lloyd George Ratcliffe, navigator,
F/O Lawrence Bartlett Carson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ronald Frank Fowler, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred James Ellis, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald George Weaver, air gunner,
F/O John Williams, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1747LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It turned back following a loss of power from the starboard engine and when the port motor failed, a ditching was made at 2040LT in position 53° 19' N 02° 49' E. All five crew members were rescued some three hours later by an air sea rescue launch and taken into Great Yarmouth.
Crew:
Sgt K. Ignatowski, pilot,
P/O H. Hryncewicz,
Sgt K. Szczygielski,
Sgt S. Prostak,
Sgt T. Omilanowski, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1844LT on a mine laying operation. Almost immediately after takeoff, it suffered an engine failure and the pilot decided to return to base for an emergency landing. The airplane crashed six minutes after takeoff while returning to base and was destroyed. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt E. F. H. Haly, pilot,
Sgt K. G. Marks,
Sgt A. Wright,
Sgt G. L. Bramfitt,
F/Sgt P. Woods,
Sgt L. S. Baldwin,
Sgt J. Johnston, air gunner.

The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Usworth. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet in the vicinity of the airbase, the twin engine airplane collided with a second RAF Avro 652 Anson I registered L7908 that was also carrying a crew of four. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 5 km northeast of the airfield. Both airplanes were destroyed and all eight crew members were killed.
Crew (62nd Squadron):
Sgt Charles Davidson, pilot,
Sgt Donald Kenneth Upperton,
LAC John Ramsden Smith,
LAC Aurthur Joseph Kelly.

The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Usworth. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet in the vicinity of the airbase, the twin engine airplane collided with a second RAF Avro 652 Anson I registered DJ686 that was also carrying a crew of four. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 5 km northeast of the airfield. Both airplanes were destroyed and all eight crew members were killed.
Crew (62nd Squadron):
Sgt Alistair Cameron Dunlop, pilot,
Sgt Ian Duncan McDonald, navigator,
Sgt Frank Wickenden, observer,
Lac George Miller Johnston.