Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 1528LT on a maritime patrol flight. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the sea some 50 km west of Heligoland Island. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Clarence Leslie Broadfield,
P/O Robert Crozier,
Sgt Frederick Douglas Orgar,
F/Sgt Roy Livingstone Pitkin.

The airplane departed RAF Wigsley at 1845LT on an operation to the Rhine Valley. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt John Richard Moody, pilot,
P/O Arthur Timorthy Daly, navigator,
Sgt John James Davey, wireless operator,
Sgt Colin Robert Scott, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1830LT on an operation to the Cologne - Koblenz area. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Derek Bishop, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Frank William Hirst, observer,
Sgt Norman Duke Wright, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Henry Denton, air gunner.

The airplane departed Sumburgh Airport on a maritime patrol flight off the Norwegian coast. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter. The pilot attempted an emergency landing on Grunay Island when the airplane crashed and burnt. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Douglas Grant Brown, pilot,
F/Sgt James Henry Oliver, observer,
Sgt Thomas William Coy, wireless operator and air gunner.

The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Waddington with a crew of seven on board. For unknown reasons, the airplane landed at too high a speed. After touchdown, it was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All seven crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (97th Squadron):
Sgt J. A. Rowan Parry +6.

The crew departed RAF Upwood on a low level training exercise, between 500 and 600 feet. Approaching the city of Birmingham in poor visibility, the airplane collided with the cable of a barrage balloon. Upon impact, the right wing was severed and the airplane entered a dive before crashing in Bearwood, in the suburb of Birmingham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Thomas Kyle, pilot,
Sgt Louis Stanhope De Lisser, observer,
Sgt Ernest Scott, wireless operator and air gunner.

The crew was engaged in a night training exercise out from RAF Warboys. While taxiing for takeoff, the airplane collided with a parked Blenheim registered L6808 and came to a halt. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and both crew members were uninjured. The second airplane involved in the collision was repaired and returned to service.
Crew:
P/O John Vincent Hadland, pilot,
P/O Stanley Coshall, observer.

The crew departed RAF Great Massingham at 1050LT for a formation flying exercise. After takeoff, he lagged behind the rest of the flight and at an altitude of 800 feet, the airplane was seen to turn back to towards the airfield. Moments later, the Boston banked steeply and crashed at 1100LT and crashed into a wood located southeast of Flitcham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Silas Harry Bridge, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Frederick Peter Poole, observer,
Sgt Crawford Christie Wilson, wireless operator and air gunner.

The crew departed Maryport on a training exercise to RAF Wigtown. After takeoff, while climbing at night, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in the Solway Firth. The wreckage was found off Allonby, about 8 km northeast of Maryport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Robinette Godfrey, pilot,
Sgt David Thomas, observer,
Sgt Charles Taggart, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Francis Green, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1816LT on a mine laying operation off the Dutch Frisian Islands. While approaching the Dutch coast, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed on a beach on Schiermonnikoog Island. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert Kee, pilot,
Sgt William Henry John Rutledge, navigator,
Sgt H. Baker, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. R. B. Adams, air gunner. †