Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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.

The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2013LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and was ditched 15 minutes later some 20 km off Domburg. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Lloyd Arthur Death, pilot,
P/O William Lionel Merryfield, observer,
Sgt Clifford Oliver Simonson, wireless operator,
Sgt Anthony Restivo, air gunner,
F/Lt William Leslie Kell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2348LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. The following morning, while returning to base, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Lemwerder. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt F. J. R. Eminson,
Sgt D. Gosden, †
Sgt S. Jolly,
Sgt C. B. P. Nind,
Sgt J. Tweddle.

The airplane departed RAF Stanton Harcourt in the evening of September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it crashed for unknown reasons on approach, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Joseph Adams, pilot,
Sgt Ian Leslie Wethered, observer,
Sgt James Sweeney, navigator,
Sgt Frank Brenner Byron Bayly, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on a Special Operation with a crew of five on board. in unclear circumstances, it crashed at 0030LT on the south bank of the Cher River in Saint-Loup. All five occupants evaded.
Crew:
S/L Harold Aittken Outram,
F/Lt Harry Leslie Holliday,
P/O Laurence Wilson,
P/O Ernest Richard Walsh Wood,
Sgt G. F. Foster.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a seven-and-a-half hour patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean. The port engine failed, forcing the crew to ditch the airplane off Brest. All five crew members were able to get into the dinghy and were picked up by a Royal Navy destroyer three days later.
Crew:
Sgt F. Boyd,
Sgt W. G. Wishart,
Sgt T. Parker
Sgt R. F. Crouch
Sgt A. J. Hendry.