Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF Wigsley at 2243LT on a mine laying operation. The following night, the crew encountered engine trouble and decided to return to base. While descending to base, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Eagle, southwest of Lincoln. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Bernard Kennedy, pilot,
Sgt Vernon James Hopwood, observer,
Sgt William Leonard Kelly, wireless operator,
Sgt George Arthur Metcalfe, air gunner.

The airplane departed Inverness on a flight to RAF MacMerry, carrying a crew of four. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the left engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in shallow water in the Moray Firth. A crew was drowned and three others were rescued. The airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O Walter Robert Mummery, pilot,
Sgt William Jack Owen Nightingale, observer, †
Lt K. A. Whittome,
Sgt J. H. Field, wireless operator and air gunner.

While completing a local training exercise at RAF Lakenheath, the airplane crashed upon landing, lost its undercarriage and was damaged beyond repair. All eight crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
Sgt P. J. Lamason,
Sgt Falconer,
Sgt Stubbs,
Sgt Campbell,
Sgt Willett,
Sgt Christie,
Sgt Richardson,
Sgt Hammett.

The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1410LT on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Kijkduin, near The Hague. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Elmer Drsydale, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Stanley Maynard, observer,
Sgt John Standeford Pullen, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea near Hoek van Holland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Kenneth Downes, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Henry Forrest Wood, observer,
Sgt Brian Hunter, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Guy Frank Poxon, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1445LT on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 7 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L George Lawlor Bernays Harris, pilot,
F/O Hubert Harvey Miller, observer,
Sgt Percy Vernon Edwin Rothery, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Havelock Brunt, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF North Coates to attack the German battleship named 'Scharnhorst' (Operation Fuller'). Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L William Andrew Anderson,
F/Sgt Neville Frederick Jordan,
P/O Harold Victor Spicer, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Stanley Walker.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on 'Operation Fuller'. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Henry Gordon Anderson,
F/Sgt Max Alfred Reid,
F/Sgt John Joseph Roche,
F/Sgt Thomas Joseph Thomas,
F/Sgt Joseph Fernand Paul Vezina,
F/Sgt Neil Williamson.

The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak. The pilot was able to return to England and diverted to RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) where the airplane crashed upon landing. A crew was killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Ivo Nightingale, pilot, †
Sgt Edward Sparks, navigator,
Sgt L. Ward, wireless operator,
Sgt R. S. Cole, air gunner,
Sgt L. G. Hewlett, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wigsley at 1522LT on 'Operation Fuller'. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Lt Walter Edwin Perrin, pilot,
P/O Alexander Richard Abbott, navigator,
Sgt Ralph Edward Tomlinson, wireless operator,
F/O Edward Graham de Twenebroke Symons, air gunner.