Short S.29 Stirling

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2327LT on July 3 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Geetbets. Six crew members were killed, one evaded and one became Pow.
Crew:
P/O George Arthur Cozens, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Froude Hathaway, pilot, †
Sgt Patrick Hodgkinson, flight engineer, †
F/O Ernest George Redman, navigator, †
F/O John Joseph Needham, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt R. A. Hodge, wireless operator,
Sgt William John Williams, air gunner, †
P/O Lewis William Curtis, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 2351LT on July 3 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands at an altitude of 7,000 metres, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zaamslag. Six crew members were killed and an air gunner survived and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Erle Thallon, pilot, †
Sgt John Sellers, flight engineer, †
F/O James Kinnell Paterson, navigator, †
Sgt Francis Field, bomb aimer, †
Sgt George Edward Patrick, wireless operator, †
Sgt Paget Derick White, air gunner, †
W/O Lawrence Lionel Kelley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF West Wickham at 2318LT on July 3 on an operation to Cologne. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Moorsele. Six crew members were killed and an air gunner was seriously injured. He later died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
F/Sgt Malcolm Lionel Brian Morrison, pilot,
Sgt Max Scheddle, flight engineer,
Sgt Alexander Patrick McGinley, navigator,
Sgt Cyril Reddell, bomb aimer,
Sgt William McGuire, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Henry Fenton, air gunner,
Sgt Arthur Frederick Robert Leonard, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2325LT on July 3 on an operation to Cologne. Few minutes later, the crew was forced to return to base after the port outer engine failed. On touchdown, the Stirling veered off runway and came to rest with its undercarriage collapsed. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt S. W. Rogers, pilot,
Sgt J. R. Lintott, flight engineer,
Sgt G. H. Barr, navigator,
Sgt R. W. Turner, bomb aimer,
Sgt E. G. Blunt, wireless operator,
Sgt A. R. Pitcher, air gunner,
Sgt W. R. Drinkwater, air gunner.

During the course of a fighter affiliation exercise, involving a Beaufighter, the bomber collided in the air with another Sterling registered EF394 that was carrying a crew of nine. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in Stansfield, 14 km northwest of Sudbury. Three crew survived while seven others were killed. Among the crew of the second Stirling, eight were killed and only one survived.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Corless, pilot, †
Sgt William Shearer, pilot, †
Sgt Ralph Charles Young, flight engineer, †
A1c Arthur Haigh, mechanic, †
Lac Charles Storey Forster, †
Lac James Alexander MacDonald, †
Sgt Leslie Gordon Turville, wireless operator, †
Sgt F. Waite,
Sgt K. Halstead,
Sgt J. McCandlish.

During the course of a fighter affiliation exercise, involving a Beaufighter, the bomber collided in the air with another Sterling registered BK724 that was carrying a crew of 10. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in Stansfield, 14 km northwest of Sudbury. A crew survived while eight others were killed. Among the crew of the second Stirling, seven were killed and three were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Wilfred Martin Coopey, pilot, †
Sgt Richard William Hewitt, flight engineer, †
Sgt Douglas Menzies Thomson, observer, †
A2c Thomas Alexander McLoughlin, †
Sgt Roderick Henry Richards, bomb aimer, †
Lac Hugh Rooney, †
Sgt J. Hargreaves,
F/Sgt Robert Elmer Atkinson, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert George Lancelot, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2345LT on June 28 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night and passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 25 km west of Schouwen-Duiveland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Roland Kenneth Scott, pilot,
Sgt Robert John Cockshott, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Austen Bristow Parton, navigator,
F/O Robert James Peattie, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Tamaturangi Te Tomoana, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Douglas, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Alfred Cooper, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2345LT on June 28 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heeswijk, west of Utrecht. Six crew members were killed and the navigator became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Foreman Saunders, pilot, †
Sgt Joseph Leslie Garfit, flight engineer, †
Sgt Harold Mallen, navigator,
Sgt Glyndwr Edward Matthews, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Sidney John Devereux, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frederick William Davis, air gunner, †
Sgt Frederick Smith Kennedy, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2350LT on June 28 on an operation to Cologne. The following night, while returning to base and passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Lommel. Six crew members were killed and the bomb aimer became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jack Bradshaw Keen, pilot, †
Sgt George Arthur Pryke, flight engineer, †
Sgt Peter Frederick Penn Venton, navigator, †
F/Sgt Joseph Colman Duckett, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Adolphus Walrond, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Gordon Johnson, air gunner, †
Sgt Douglas Thomas, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2339LT on June 28 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Netersel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O William Richard Booker, pilot,
Sgt Robert Franklin, flight engineer,
Sgt Denys William Birkett Channing, navigator,
Sgt Carl Donald Herbert, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth Broadhurst, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Douglas Hall, air gunner,
F/Sgt Charles Victor Howden, air gunner.