Finistère

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to Lorient. Over the target area, it was hot by the German Flak and later abandoned by the crew and crashed in Saint-Jean-Trolimon. A crew was killed, one evaded and eight others became PoW.
Crew:
Maj John Leonard Ryan, pilot,
1st Lt Gerald L. Simmons, copilot, †
T/Sgt Charles E. Perry, flight engineer,
1st Lt Robert B. Hermann, navigator,
S/Sgt Glenn A. Blakemore, radio operator,
1st Lt James A. Laine, bombardier,
S/Sgt William H. Forrester, air gunner,
T/Sgt James Clyde Greene Jr., air gunner,
S/Sgt John R. Chapman, air gunner,
S/Sgt Robert Glen Mumaw, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 30 km off Crozon. Six crew members were killed and four others parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Lawrence G. Dunnica, pilot, †
1st Lt Leonard E. Thornton, copilot, †
T/Sgt Harry W. Tucker, mechanic,
2nd Lt Orson E. Pacey, navigator,
T/Sgt Bertis W. Holland, radio operator, †
1st Lt Robert Otis Scheible, bombardier,
S/Sgt Robert L. Dew, air gunner, †
Sgt Wayne E. Harker, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Claude F. Taylor, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Philip T. Cascio, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Graveley at 1820LT on an operation to Lorient. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak. Abandoned by the crew, it crashed near Landeleau and was destroyed. A crew was killed, five evaded and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/O James Copeland Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Daniel Christie Young, mechanic,
F/O Gordon Henry François Carter, navigator,
Sgt Edward Roland Turenne, radio operator,
Sgt Richard Martin, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Napoleon Barry, air gunner,
F/O William Joseph Freeman, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Middleton Saint George at 1819LT on an operation to Lorient. Approaching the target area, it crashed for unknown reasons in Penquer, northeast of Morlaix. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Leo Garth Gibson, pilot,
F/O Frederick Russell Chapman, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Vesteinn Hughes, radio operator,
Sgt Bernard Welby Somerford, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Donald Andrew McDonald, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 0744LT on a weather reconnaissance mission. At 1130LT, the crew informed ground he was returning to base. About an hour later, while cruising in clouds, the pilot reduced his altitude and merged out of the cloud layer when the airplane was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crash landed on a beach in Camaret-sur-Mer. The pilot was killed and three other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Samuel Charles Glover, pilot, †
F/O Maurice William Buttler, navigator,
Sgt Ernest James Winfield, radio operator,
Sgt Roy Gilbert, radio operator.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1614LT to lay mines off Lorient. Passing over Brest, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into sea off the city. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Adam Pankiewicz, pilot,
Sgt Edmund Jerzy Malinowski, navigator,
Sgt Tadeusz Glowczynski, radio operator,
F/O Tolimir Władysław Kozlowski, observer,
Sgt Wiktor Sroka, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Rufforth at 1712LT on an operation to Lorient. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Plougasnou, 14 km north of Morlaix. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Sydney Henry White, pilot,
Sgt Nicholas Pringle, mechanic,
P/O Kenneth Charles Hammond, navigator,
P/O Michael Kerslake Brett, radio operator,
P/O Ronald George Woods, bomb aimer,
Sgt Henry Berryman Moorshead, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Leslie Gray, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1746LT on an operation to Lorient. Passing over Morlaix, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kerescars, near Saint-Thégonnec. The pilot evaded while six other crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. M. Kidd, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Frank Mitchell, flight engineer, †
Sgt James William Schofield, navigator, †
Sgt Bernard Torrance, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Eric Berry, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Edward Brewster, air gunner, †
Sgt Peter Douglas Fowler, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth at 0900LT on a operation to Lorient. Over Finistère, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Saint-Hernin. All 10 crew members parachuted to safety, eight became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
1st Lt Oran Thomas O'Connor, pilot,
2nd Lt Eldon Theodore Ruppe, copilot,
T/Sgt Merle Sedgewick Mullendore, mechanic,
Sgt Norman Hugues, radio operator,
2nd Lt Bruce Wilbur Gordon, navigator,
2nd Lt Earle Joseph DuMont Jr., bomb aimer,
Sgt Clifton Ray Fincher, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Lucas, air gunner,
Sgt Lester Monroe Robuck, air gunner,
Sgt Frank Lorenzo Batterson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth at 1030LT on an operation to Lorient. Over Finistère, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kergolay, east of Motreff. A crew was killed, five became PoW and four evaded.
Crew:
1st Lt Ellis Jewell Sanderson Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Horace Dale Bowman Jr., copilot,
T/Sgt Sidney Devers, mechanic,
2nd Lt John W. Spence, navigator,
T/Sgt Miles B. Jones, radio operator,
2nd Lt Grady Baxter Ward, bomb aimer,
S/Sgt Frank W. Greene, air gunner,
S/Sgt Carlos Jesus Silva, air gunner,
S/Sgt Harry F. Swanson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Joseph L. Markiewicz, air gunner. †