Haute-Savoie

The crew left RAF Thurleigh in the evening of July 15 on a bombing mission over Munich. The aircraft was probably hit by enemy fire while on its target and the crew was able to continue over Switzerland. At the end of the night, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in Féternes, near Évian-les-Bains. The aircraft christened 'Denny Boy' crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. All nine crew members were evacuated to Switzerland.

The crew left RAF Tempsford in the evening of August 14 on a supply mission to the French Resistance at the Fretallaz Pass located 10 km north of Annecy. While approaching the target, an engine caught fire (maybe the number three) and the captain attempted to make an emergency landing when he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in flames on two houses located in Pont de Tasset, near Meythet. The squadron leader was the only survivor as all six other crew members were killed plus five people on the ground, among them two children.
Crew (138th Squadron):
S/L Franck Griffiths, pilot,
Lt Roderick Mackenzie, copilot, †
Lt Sydney Congdon, navigator, †
P/O Robert Peters, signaler, †
F/Sgt Franck Pollard, air gunner, †
Sgt Frederick Davies, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Maden, dispatcher. †
Civilians killed:
Della Vedora Erminia,
Della Vedora Serge,
Della Vedora Olivier,
Krattinger Pierre,
Maritand Ernest.

While cruising over the Alps in poor weather conditions and strong winds, the three engine aircraft named 'Rudolf Windisch' impacted the slope of a mountain and crashed near Le Grand-Bornand, some 20 km east of Annecy. All six occupants were killed. Inside the cabin were stored boxes containing leaflets of the Franco regime.