Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a maritime patrol flight over the Bay of Biscay. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off La Rochelle. The pilot was killed while four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James William McLean, pilot, †
Sgt Philip Francis Barnet Creech, copilot,
W/O John Donald Carmichael, radio operator,
W/O John Torrie Johnston, observer,
Sgt Melvin Howard Treanor, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on a Nordpol Spiel operation Lettuce 7 (Special Operations Executive). It crashed for unknown reasons into the North Sea off Hoek van Holland. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O E. Edge, pilot,
Sgt J. R. S. Scott, †
P/O J. A. C. Kite, †
Sgt K. T. Harbridge, †
Sgt A. Gander, †
Sgt D. L. Taaffe.

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on an operation to Merville. Approaching the target area in the early morning, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt David Harrison Freeland, pilot, †
F/Sgt Edmund George Hayhoe, pilot, †
W/O John Horace Cos, navigator,
F/Sgt Frederick George Green, wireless operator, †
W/O Peter Gilbert Moore, air gunner.

The crew was performing a local training exercise at RAF Stanton Harcourt. On final approach at night, the pilot initiated a go around procedure then made a steep climb when the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman George Clarke, pilot,
P/O Denis Ross Crockford Bartlett, navigator,
P/O Bernard Reginald Steel, bomb aimer,
Sgt Francis Beaumont Mitchell, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Richard Minney, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Honeybourne on a cross country navigation exercise. While cruising at night, it impacted the slope of Mt Foel-Fras and was destroyed. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Alexander Stuart,
Sgt Victor Ralph Smith,
Sgt William Robert Hughes,
Sgt Joseph Patrick Hookey,
Sgt John Hassall.

Shortly after takeoff from Gibraltar-North Front Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. They were performing a test flight following a maintenance operation.
Crew:
Sgt Samuel D. J. Cunrock,
P/O Philip R. Dean,
Cpt Charles G. K. Browne,
P/O Ronald S. Mallett.

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford in the evening of September 24 on a Special Operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Sévigny-Waleppe. A crew was killed, three became PoW and three evaded.
Crew:
P/O Cyril Denys Boothby, pilot,
Sgt Lawrence Cecil George Quirk, pilot,
P/O John Rayson, navigator,
P/O Lewis George Alfred Reed, wireless operator,
Sgt Colin Ian Blyth, air gunner,
F/Sgt Percy George Clayton, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Eden Franklin, air gunner. †

Shortly after takeoff from RAF Binbrook, while on a local training exercise, one of the ailerons jammed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed landed in a field near the airbase. All seven crew members were rescued, among them two were injured.
Crew:
P/O E. M. Pyzalski,
Sgt P. G. Williams,
F/O H. R. Astbury,
Sgt S. Kondras,
Sgt R. Ronjszewski,
Sgt S. Losinski,
Sgt J. Gaworski.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on an anti-submarine sweep operation in the Atlantic Ocean. Due to fuel exhaustion, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed on a beach in Pentrez. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Neville James Mundell, pilot,
W/O James Frederick Grier,
Sgt Hugh Gerald Philip Hart,
W/O Ian Gilchrist Keiller,
F/Sgt Kenneth George d'Arcy Farrell,
Sgt Eric James Christian, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford in the evening of September 19 on Special Operations Executive (SOE). Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dugny-sur-Meuse. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt F. McL. MacDonald,
F/Sgt J. D. Walls,
P/O M. R. Symonds,
Sgt W. E. R. Wright,
Sgt A. R. Ashford,
Sgt H. Pateman.