Antwerp

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1829LT on an operation to Antwerp. Approaching the target area, it crashed in the River Schelde. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Donald Warren Brubaker, pilot,
Sgt Francis Leo Capstick,
P/O Andrew Charles Lang Hodge,
Sgt James Wilfred Horrocks,
Sgt John St. George Johnston,
Sgt Leonard Eric Scantlebury, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack a synthetic rubber factory located in Hüls. While returning to base and passing over Belgium at night, the airplane was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed in a pasture. A crewman survived and became PoW while six other occupants were killed.
Crew (207th Squadron):
P/O Brian Derek Bowes-Cavanagh, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Surfleet Stuart, pilot, †
F/Sgt Jack A. Cheeseman, observer,
Sgt Andrew Joseph Carter, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt John William Leason, air gunner, †
Sgt Ian Harry Deare Passy, air gunner, †
Sgt George Paul Spindler, wireless operator and air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2010LT on March 3 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flask and crashed in Antwerp. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Good, pilot,
Sgt Albert John Wallace Ward, pilot,
Sgt David Arthur Donald Crouch, wireless operator,
Sgt Victor Thomas Essex, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney on an operation to Antwerp. While approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Ekeren, north of Antwerp. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Rankin Rathbone, pilot,
P/O Frederick William McMurray, observer,
Sgt Allan Maurice Birt, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Honington on the evening of September 28 on an operation to Cologne. While flying over the area of Antwerp at night, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Antwerp. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt C. W. Oliver,
Sgt Kenneth Bruce Gladwin, pilot, †
Sgt Leonard William Hardy, observer, †
Sgt Edward John Milsom, wireless operator, †
Sgt Jack Woods, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sydney George Brooker, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Waddington to bomb invasion barges in Antwerp. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Gordon Goode, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Valentine Henderson, pilot,
Sgt John Henry Angus, wireless operator,
Sgt James Sugden, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse on a bombing mission over Leverkusen. It was shot down by the German Flak over Antwerp and crashed in Berchem, near Antwerp-Deurne Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Denis Beach Hopes, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Young, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Isherwood, navigator and bomb aimer,
Sgt Norman Emmerson, air gunner,
Sgt Benjamin Michael Bennett, wireless operator and air gunner.

The aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed in Breendonk. All three crew members survived, among them one was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O R. C. Rotheram, pilot,
Sgt R. Brown, observer,
LAC C. Edward Coote, wireless operator and air gunner.

While approaching Brasschaat AFB, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.

The airplane departed Brussels-Haren Airport on a taxi flight to Antwerp, carrying 10 passengers and two crew members on behalf of the Touring Club de Belgique. While approaching Antwerp, the left engine caught fire. The crew reduced his altitude and made an emergency landing in an open field located in Edegem, about 4 km south of Antwerp Airport. The aircraft came to rest, bursting into flames. All 12 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.