Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 1737LT on an operation to Brest. After takeoff, while climbing to an altitude of 1,500 feet, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Victor Charles Dadson, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Marsden, observer,
Sgt Harold Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Barclay Wright, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1712LT on an operation to Brest. Almost immediately after takeoff, it suffered a double engine failure and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Duncan Stuart Stewart, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Edward Northrop, observer,
Sgt Albert Hibbitt, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Jardine, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Portreath on a transit flight to Gibraltar with a crew of six on board. While passing over Portugal, it is believed that it was mistakenly shot down by friendly fire (HM Trawler Loch Oskaig) and crashed on a beach in Sesimbra. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew.
P/O Kenneth Duncan Adams, pilot, †
Sgt Noel Arnold Graystone, pilot, †
Sgt Hugh Berry, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Patrick McBride, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. K. Evans,
Sgt L. F. J. Harris.

The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Cranfield. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, one of the engine caught fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed, bursting into flames. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Crew:
F/Sgt Knowles, pilot.

Approaching Zāwiyat Masūs at night, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. A crew was killed and seven others became PoW.
Crew (216th Squadron):
Sgt Anthony Edward Carter, †
F/O Frank Edward Wilcox,
F/O J. N. G. Bateman,
Sgt J. R. Bell,
LAC L. D. F. Llewellyn,
AC1 W. Hutchison,
F/Lt E. G. L. Pelling,
LAC E. W. Walker.

The airplane departed RAF Skellingthorpe on an operation to Münster. While returning to base in the evening, the crew diverted to RAF Cottesmore. On approach, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Exton, some 5 km south of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O David Brian Peace, pilot,
Sgt John Wilson Adey, navigator,
Sgt Francis Haydn Brooke, wireless operator,
Sgt Archibald Donald Jory, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1748LT on an operation to Münster. During the course of the operation, the crew fought off no less than 15 attacks from the night fighters. Prior to these encounters, the Stirling had been coned in searchlights and was forced down to 3,000 feet before escaping from the beams. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed upon landing and was destroyed. Three crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/O L. R. Barr,
Sgt Hayes,
Sgt Pepper,
P/O A. H. H. young,
Sgt Briggs,
Sgt Collins,
Sgt Greenwood,
Sgt Houghton.

The crew departed RAF North Coates at 2240LT on a local training exercise. On final approach to RAF Donna Nook close to RAF North Coates, the twin engine airplane overshot, and the captain initiated a go around procedure and increased engine power. Climbing to a height of 300 feet, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a huge explosion on the Operation Center of the airbase. All four crew members as well as 13 RAF personnel were killed. The explosion upon impact was favored by the presence of bombs on board the airplane.
Crew (407th Squadron):
P/O Roland Edison Dann, pilot,
F/Sgt Harry Arthur Wilkins, pilot,
Sgt John Clifton Gaudet, observer,
Sgt John Edward Duval, wireless operator and air gunner.
Those killed on the ground were:
AC2 Marcel Pietro Belcher,
AC1 William Henry Bell,
LAC Walter Edward Cooper,
AC1 Archibald Cruddas,
LAC James Elliott,
LAC Stanley Walter Friend,
AC1 Thomas Heath,
LAC William Conway Langley Pink,
LAC John Render,
Sgt Gerald Edward Anijah Romain,
AC1 George Shorrock,
LAC George Douglas Thomas,
AC2 Sidney Alexander Herbert Thurlow.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1755LT on an operation to Münster. While returning to base in the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea off the Lincolnshire coast. No trace was found.
Crew:
Sgt Szeregowiec Czesław Kosmalski,
Cpl Piotr Nocon,
P/O Wacław Reda,
Sgt K. Soroko,
Sgt B. Borecki,
Sgt A. A. Rokus.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1735LT on a mine laying operation off Wilhelmshaven. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in the North Sea, maybe off the Frisian Islands. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Horace Spencer Edward Ellis, pilot,
F/Sgt Stewart Alexander Morrison, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Stuart Chantrell, wireless operator,
Sgt William Holland, air gunner.