Short S.29 Stirling

The crew was engaged in a supply mission to the French Resistance and left RAF Lakenheath at 2112LT on April 10. While cruising by night over the French department of Ain, the aircraft was shot down by Flak and crashed on the roof of a farm. Two crew were able to leave the scene by themselves while all five other occupants were killed.
Crew (149th Squadron):
P/O D. Bray, pilot, †
P/O D. L. Northover, navigator, †
Sgt G. Cameron, bombardier, †
F/Sgt J. Turner, radio, †
Sgt A. E. Bristow, engineer, †
Sgt D. E. Cadge, air gunner,
F/Sgt N. C. H. Pilgrim, air gunner.

Crew was completing a supply mission to the French Resistance. While overflying Ain in snow falls, aircraft went out of control and crashed in Bois de Valorse, near Hauteville-Lompnes. All 7 crew of the 196th Squadron were killed.

The aircraft left RAF Downham Market at 2019LT on August 16 on a bombing mission to Torino, Italy. While flying over the east part of France at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field in Saint German en Bugey. A crew member was taken PoW, another evaded while five others were killed.
Crew (218th Squadron):
W/O S. F. Chudzik, †
Sgt D. Deans, †
Sgt C. E. Taylor, †
Sgt D. P. J. Rawlings, †
Sgt J. D. Bates, †
Sgt J. L. Paterson,
Sgt W. L. McKinnon.

The airplane departed RAF Mepal at 2345LT on July 5 for a mine laying sortie off the Frisian islands. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 20 km northwest of Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Raymond Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Andrew Lackenby, flight engineer,
Sgt William Edward Stobbs, navigator,
Sgt Douglas Arthur Allen Tayler, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Bernard McLoughlin, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril James Moore, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie Owen Lewington, air gunner.

The airplane was engaged in a local test flight at RAF Chedburgh. Almost immediately after takeoff, it lost engine power and this was followed by a technical malfunction which prevented the undercarriage from retracting. The crew returned to base, but in the ensuing forced landing the Stirling collided with trees and was wrecked. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt C. W. Smith, pilot,
Sgt C. Mutton,
Sgt E. F. Leggett,
Sgt F. Slade,
F/O G. D. Weaver,
Sgt H. Metcalfe,
Sgt E. Williams.

The airplane departed RAF West Wickham at 2314LT on July 3 on an operation to Cologne. The following morning, while returning to base, it overshot the runway and finished up with its undercarriage smashed. There were no casualties among the crew.
Crew:
F/Lt C. G. Crew, pilot,
Sgt J. McFarlane, flight engineer,
Sgt L. E. Jordan, navigator,
F/O G. Ingram, bomb aimer,
Sgt G. Hudson, wireless operator,
Sgt J. Kennedy, air gunner,
Sgt J. Dimond, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 2310LT on July 3 on a mine laying operation. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 30 km northwest of Vlieland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald George Armsworth, pilot,
Sgt Alan Leonard Warren, flight engineer,
Sgt Francis Elliot Pilkington, navigator,
Sgt Richard Mailey, bomb aimer,
Sgt Henry Alan Clark, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis William Morrell, air gunner,
F/Sgt Alfred Ross Dixon, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2232LT on July 3 on an operation to Cologne. Over the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near the airfield of Hangelar, 5 km northeast of Bonn. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George William Barber, pilot,
F/Lt Leslie William Hunt, pilot,
Sgt Charles Leslie Chalker, flight engineer,
P/O Horace Charles Dillingham, navigator,
Sgt Douglas Oswald Humpgries, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ronald Henry Warrell, wireless operator,
Sgt Maurice Leonard Charles Criswick, air gunner,
Sgt Stanley Walter Munn, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF West Wickham at 2326LT on July 3 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Mehlem, south of Bonn. Six crew members were killed and an air gunner survived and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Charles Platt, pilot, †
Sgt Hugh Murray, flight engineer, †
P/O Andrew Patrick Gilmour, navigator, †
Sgt Robert Freeland, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Oliver Beard, wireless operator, †
P/O Geoffrey Charles Smith, air gunner, †
Sgt Ivor Henry Norris, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2235LT on July 3 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 30 km northwest of Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Hall, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Eccles, flight engineer,
Sgt James Joseph Close, navigator,
F/Sgt Victor Harrison Shea, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frank Albert Dalton, wireless operator,
Sgt William Henry Dickinson, air gunner,
F/Sgt James Anderson Davie, air gunner.