Short S.29 Stirling

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.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2335LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Waddenzee off Ameland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Maurice Allen Chapman, pilot,
Sgt Terence Eugene Warbey, flight engineer,
P/O Robert Frank Pavely, navigator,
F/O Arthur Woodward, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Condron, wireless operator,
Sgt Allen Kenneth Smith, air gunner,
F/Sgt Donald Edward Campbell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF West Wickham at 2329LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Legden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Frederick Charles McKenzie, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Wilson, flight engineer,
F/O Alec Victor Ibbetson Cook, navigator,
Sgt William Edward Walter, bomb aimer,
Sgt Colin Desmond Harry Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick William Ealden, air gunner,
Sgt John Charles Davidson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2350LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Empe. All seven crew members became Pow.
Crew:
S/L D. M. Maw, pilot,
F/Sgt D. Holden, flight engineer,
F/Sgt R. Baker, navigator,
F/Sgt J. S. Foster, bomb aimer,
Sgt K. W. Durnell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt S. C. Cummins, air gunner,
F/Sgt W. I. Thomas, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 2348LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Aalten. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Bernard Henry Church, pilot, †
Sgt William Harris Thompson, flight engineer, †
Sgt Edwin Griffiths Taylor, navigator,
F/O John Frederick Tritton, bomb aimer, †
F/O Keith Allan Neilson, wireless operator,
Sgt William Thomas Davis, air gunner, †
Sgt Frederick Mills, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2345LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Zieuwent. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Eric Charles Hughes, pilot, †
Sgt D. O'Sullivan, flight engineer, †
P/O Alistair Ernest Boulton, navigator,
Sgt G. R. Jacques, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Bernard A. W. Jennings, wireless operator, †
Sgt Henry Samuel Pagett, air gunner, †
Sgt E. Towe, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2335LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Urk. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Rosser Perrott, pilot,
Sgt William Webster Hilditch, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Gordon Douglas Thomson, navigator,
F/Sgt Clifford James Whitelaw, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Cyril Mould, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon William Colyer, air gunner,
Sgt Harry Squire, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2323LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Wissenkerke. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Norman Bradford Bluck, pilot,
Sgt John William Gillard, flight engineer,
F/Sgt James Brett Cooksey, navigator,
F/Sgt Geoffrey Walter Strong, bomb aimer,
Sgt Michael Kendlan, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Armitage, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie Ronald Cant, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2325LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. It was very severely damaged while over enemy territory. While returning to base the following night, it was ditched into the North Sea some 24 km east of Orford. A crew bailed out and became PoW while six other crew members were rescued and returned to service.
Crew:
Sgt W. Towse, pilot,
Sgt H. F. Brodie, flight engineer,
Sgt J. Barrass, navigator,
Sgt R. T. Martin, bomb aimer,
Sgt N. J. Pawley, wireless operator,
Sgt W. Duval, air gunner,
Sgt J. A. Baldwin, air gunner.