Drenthe

The airplane departed RAF Bottesford at 2337LT on June 3 on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zwiggelte, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O Colin Wathey, pilot,
F/Sgt Laurence John Lea, pilot,
Sgt Russell Roy Alwyn Jones, observer,
F/Sgt Thomas Donald Atkinson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Grahame Leveson Musitano, wireless operator,
Sgt Colin James Murray Hall, air gunner,
Sgt Stewart Gray Kerr, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0150LT on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a canal in Oranje. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Robert Ward Cooper, pilot, †
Sgt James Thomson Heggie Mowat, pilot, †
Sgt Michael John Carlton Cross, observer, †
Sgt Charles Broad, air gunner, †
Sgt George William Dalby, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alfred F. Key,
Sgt George W. Rex.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1210LT On an operation to Oldenburg. It is believed that it was hit by the German Flak over the target area, and while returning to base and passing over the Netherlands, it crash landed in Schoonebeek. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Reginald Stanley Hartgroves, pilot,
P/O Anthony Carter, navigator, †
Sgt Ron Yearsley, wireless operator,
Sgt Doug Martin, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1728LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Beilen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Charles George Gilmore, pilot,
Sgt George William Thomas Wiggs, pilot,
F/Sgt Ian Gordon Harrowby, observer,
Sgt Albert Charles Frank Harrop, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Harold Sanders, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Reginald Schofield, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 0005LT on an operation to Osnabrück. It was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed in Barger-Compascuum, near the border with Germany. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gordon Ewart Davies, air gunner, †
P/O Peter Bernard Gill Edwards, pilot, †
F/O Guy Courtney Conran,
Sgt Bernard Kay,
Sgt Sidney David Swindale,
Sgt John Alfred Tracey.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2230LT on July 7 on an operation to Osnabrück. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Orvelte. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Flt Lt Charles Robert McLeod Petley, †
Sgt Gerald Lightley, †
Sgt Kenrick William Marshall Christopher, †
Sgt R. L. Luce,
Sgt Josiah Herbert Wilson. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerstonon July 3 on an operation to Bremen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field in Eerste Exloërmond. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt B. Stachon, †
F/Lt Waclaw Butkiewicz,
W/O Antoni Kazimierz Dydo,
W/O Zdzislaw Dziegiel,
W/O Zbigniew Idzikowsky,
F/Lt Julian Stefan Palka.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a field in Zweeloo, Drenthe. The pilot was killed and three other crew members were killed. The last radio contact was recorded at 0148LT with Soesterberg AFB.
Crew:
Uffz J. Hofmann, pilot,
Fw K. Burse, observer,
Gfr G. Bosse, radio operator,
Gfr K. Spichtal, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2250LT to attack the airport of Groningen-Eelde. It crashed in unknown circumstances near the target area. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Moore,
Sgt Roger Peacock,
Sgt Philip Harry Steele.

The crew was performing a training flight. Shortly after takeoff from Groningen-Eelde Airport, while climbing to a height of some 15 metres, the crew initiated a sharp turn when the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. Both occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was destroyed.