Stradishall AFB

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening on an operation to Münster. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Christopher John Irwin,
Sgt Peter Gray Milton,
Sgt George Marsh Robinson,
F/Sgt Francis Alexander Tait,
Sgt Frank Godfrey Truscott,
P/O George Hamilton Webster.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1757LT on an operation to Hanover. It was hit by Flak over the target, which wrecked the starboard engine. A successful single engine return was accomplished and the crew landed at 2205LT at RAF Stradishall. Upon touchdown, a flare which had hung up fell out and exploded, setting light to the Wellington. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt L. Molata,
P/O Ginter,
F/O B. Z. Jarkowski,
Sgt Rulewski,
Sgt Florczak,
F/O M. Gorzenski.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 1740LT on January 15 an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it is presumed that it crashed into the sea off Whitby. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward Everett Hale, pilot,
Sgt George James Peck, pilot,
F/Sgt William John Elder,
Sgt Arthur Lionel Lax,
Sgt Joseph Barnby Myers,
P/O Henry Joseph Woodrow.

While returning to RAF Stradishall following special duties, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. Three crew members were killed and one of the pilot was seriously injured. He died from injuries sustained on 12 January 1942.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Russell Petts, pilot,
F/Sgt Alvin Wilbert Reimer, pilot,
Sgt George Russell Stewart Gordon, observer,
Sgt Herbert Andrew Pickering, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Hamburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt John Robert Boland, pilot,
Sgt Ronald William Ebsworth,
Sgt Michael Joseph Fitzgerald,
Sgt Gordon James Walter Fleming,
Sgt Ian Arthur Flower,
Sgt Herbert Leon Loveday.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Emden. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Charles David Cooling,
Sgt Harold James Cooper,
Sgt George Leonard Hall,
F/Sgt Norman Gilbert Hettrick,
P/O Anthony David Moore,
Sgt Mervyn Alfred Weavers.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Berlin. Hit by Flak which set light to the incendiaries and the fire was soon out of control. Distress calls were transmitted, after which the Wellington was put down in the sea. Three days later, all six crew members came ashore near Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
Crew:
P/O L. B. Ercolani,
Sgt D. A. S. Hamilton,
Sgt J. B. Holdsworth,
Sgt J. N. MacLennan,
Sgt A. G. Weller,
Sgt A. J. N. Fry.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on a special duties operation. It stalled and crashed while trying to land at base. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Albert John Oettle, pilot,
LAC Walter John Lee, observer,
Sgt Hugh Francis Rochford, bomb aimer.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 1931LT on October 12 on an operation to Nuremberg. It crashed in Weinheim and all six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Hugh Robert Boyd,
W/O Charles Walter Heathman,
Sgt James Arthur Key,
Sgt Charles William George King,
Sgt Robert Mutch,
Sgt Alan Saxton.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening of September 29 on an operation to Stettin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Lansdmeer, in the north outskirts of Amsterdam. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Critchley,
Sgt Jarvis Isted Burbridge,
Sgt David Frederick Cooper,
Sgt James William Barnes Follit,
Sgt Leslie Hancock,
Sgt Albert Norman Jones.