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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1841LT on a gardening operation off Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Edward Earl, †
Sgt Kenneth William Perry, †
Sgt Carl Christian Thomsen, †
W/O F. J. Gornall.

The airplane departed RAF Saint Eval at 1350LT on a maritime patrol flight over the Celtic Sea. Due to a navigation error, the airplane flew to France and passed over Brest at an altitude of 2,000 feet when it ran out of fuel. The crew abandoned the airplane that crashed in Tréflez. Two crew became PoW and two others evaded.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Milroy Gay, pilot,
Sgt J. M. Powell, observer,
Sgt Archibald H. Graham, radio operator,
W/O Stanley Tyson, air gunner.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 20 km off Santec. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Lt Jüregen Steputat, †
Fw Johannes Scheiter,
Uffz Hermann Schönleber, †
Uffz Werner Jennmann. †

The airplane departed RAF St Eval in the evening of September 7 on a night operation to Lannion. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Sève, southwest of Morlaix. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Philip Stephen Baddesley Ensor, pilot,
F/Sgt Peter Alfred Roberts, observer,
F/Sgt George Dixon Oliver, air gunner.

The airplane was engaged in an operation to Brest when it crashed into the sea while approaching the target area. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alaric Joseph Appleby, †
F/O Arthur George Collings,
P/O William James Hunter,
W/O Albert Edward Taylor.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1138LT on an operation to Brest. While flying at an altitude of 5,000 feet northeast of the city, it was attacked by at least four fighters and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Broadhurst,
F/Sgt William Edwin Chappell,
P/O Maurice Sydney Nichols,
F/Sgt John Reginald Powell,
Sgt Peter Douglas Simpson,
Sgt Arthur Gordon Tatham.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1126LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Herbert Ronald Barton, †
P/O Morrisson Jolly, †
P/O Louis Phillip Kolitz, †
Sgt Anthony Cade Moss, †
Sgt William Lloyd Jacobsen,
Sgt J. D. Knott.

The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Brest. After passing the French coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Ploudalmézeau, some 20 km northwest of Brest. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Peter Gordon Anderson, pilot, †
Sgt Albert Bertram Cooper, wireless operator, †
Sgt Donald Parkin, wireless operator, †
F/Lt Robert Benjamin Barr,
Sgt James Ernest Wiggall.

The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1100LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt George Joseph Beckwith, pilot,
F/Sgt Frank Barker,
Sgt John Stanley Bucknole,
F/Sgt Ronald Critchley,
Sgt Edward Campbell McDonald,
F/O Reginald Shaw.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1136LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Frederick Henry Craig, †
Sgt Donald Love, †
Sgt William Henry Price, †
Sgt Albert Edward Sainsbury, †
Sgt Ernest John Hesmondhalgh,
Sgt Frank Martin Smith.