Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2129LT on November 15 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following night, it passed over the north of England and crashed in the Irish Sea some 20 miles southwest of Saint Bees. Two crew members were rescued and four others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stanislav Linka, †
F/O Jan Frantiser Parolek, †
Sgt Pavel Skutek, †
Sgt Arnost Vaclavek, †
P/O G. Engel,
F/Sgt J. Leng.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2141LT on November 15 on an operation to Kiel. The following night, it encountered very bad weather conditions and crashed in Marske. A crew was killed and five others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Lloyd Allan Collins, wireless operator, †
Sgt G. Niblo,
Sgt A. B. Gordon,
Sgt Forsyth,
Sgt Birks,
Sgt Slatford.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2243LT on November 15 on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Cook,
Sgt Kenneth David Deadman,
Sgt Jack Burton Drury, observer,
F/Sgt Robert Edmund Glenny,
Sgt Robert Ville Hannam,
Sgt Fred Charles Reeve.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2148LT on November 15 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following night, it was ditched in the sea some 10 miles east of Whitby and sank. All six crew members were rescued by a destroyer crewed by Norwegian sailors.
Crew:
P/O J. F. Stock,
Sgt J. A. Weller,
P/O J. B. Maher,
Sgt V. C. Baker,
Sgt H. L. Suckling,
Sgt J. J. Roche.

The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2220LT on an operation to Kiel. Shortly after liftoff, it encountered difficulties to gain height, clipped a line of trees and crashed just beyond the airfield. All seven crew members evacuated safely before the airplane exploded and was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O S. P. Hedgehill,
Sgt McMillan,
Sgt Gahan,
Sgt R. J. Cook,
Sgt Sullivan,
Sgt C. J. Du Preez,
Sgt Sawyer.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1720LT on an operation to Emden. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was probably shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the North Sea off Terschelling. The last message got by the crew was at 2120LT, some 27 minutes prior to the accident. It was confirmed on December 21 that the aircraft was shot down.
Crew (99th Squadron):
F/Sgt Thomas Crawford Bentley Patterson, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Edward Hall,
Sgt Leonard Ronald Townsend,
Sgt Ronald Llewellyn Cooke,
Sgt Bernard John Dermody,
Sgt William Albert McAllen.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2116LT on an operation to Kiel. It turned back due to severe icing conditions and while preparing to land, it crash landed at Wilburton. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. H. Russell,
Sgt R. A. Innes,
Sgt J. D. May,
Sgt Dipple,
Sgt K. E. G. Swann,
Sgt W. S. Humphreys.

The airplane departed RAF Church Fenton on a training exercise. While flying over the area of Wetherby, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by two Spitfires belonging to 121 Sq. The Blenheim's port engine caught fire and the pilot ordered his gunner to bail out. Unfortunately, the gunner was unable to get clear of the aircraft and deploy his parachute before the aircraft began to break up in the air and crashed. The gunner was killed and the pilot was rescued.
Crew:
P/O Peter Hunt Cleaver, pilot,
Sgt John Moss Cohen, wireless operator and air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 1717LT on November 15 on an operation to Emden. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Lewis Cox,
F/Sgt Henry William Duffield,
P/O Ronald John Furey,
P/O William Goldman,
Sgt Douglas Bertram Pepper,
Sgt Eric Rowland.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Emden. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Vernon Bawden,
Sgt Ronald Bramhall,
Sgt Brown Ferguson,
Sgt James Ernest King,
Sgt John Kenneth Moss,
Sgt Cyril Northcott.