Short S.29 Stirling

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1914LT on an operation to Nuremberg. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by enemy fire and later crashed into the North Sea while approaching Dungeness. Six crew members were killed and one parachuted to safety.
Crew:
P/O Lionel Louis Victor Toupin, pilot, †
Sgt George Bell, flight engineer, †
Sgt Jack Goddard, †
Sgt Howard Kilvington, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Robert George Thorne, †
Sgt D. R. Spanton, air gunner,
W/O Warran Walter Freeland, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1942LT on an operation to Nuremberg. North of Karlsruhe, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Huttenheim, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Raglan Davey, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Edgar Howlett, flight engineer,
W/O Anthony Arien, navigator,
P/O Ian James Duncan Brodie, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leighton Mansel Stone, wireless operator,
Sgt Andrew James Feenan, air gunner,
Sgt Alfred Bertram Tarrant, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1936LT on an operation to Nuremberg. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Champneuville. Six crew members were killed and one parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jack Graham Ripley, pilot, †
Sgt James Francis Farrelly, flight engineer, †
Sgt Archie Melrose Reid, navigator,
Sgt Arthur James Bagg, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Clifford Burkill, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Elmer Keith Matlock, air gunner, †
F/O Lester McBride Wadman, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1908LT on an operation to Nuremberg. While flying over north of France at an altitude of 2,800 metres, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Les Souhesmes-Rampont. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Patrick Trench, pilot,
F/Sgt Frank William Richard Cole, flight engineer,
F/Lt Crofton Lustleigh Selman, navigator,
P/O Lee Gordon Gosper, bomb aimer,
P/O Henry Harwood, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Peel Hudson, air gunner,
Sgt Eric Thomas Beney, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 1935LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 10 km west of IJmuiden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Harry William Baldock, pilot,
Sgt Peter Roy Kimber, flight engineer,
F/O Hugh Terrence Etienne, navigator,
Sgt William Taylor, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Hhedley Trotter, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alphe Baptiste Amirault, air gunner,
Sgt Ernest Albert Wright, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1920LT but lost power from the port inner engine and crash landed. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
P/O R. F. Bennett, pilot,
Sgt J. B. Harrison,
Sgt A. L. Davidson,
Sgt E. R. Belford,
Sgt R. V. Weavers,
Sgt J. A. Pirie,
Sgt C. P. F. Middleton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 1929LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kray, in the east suburb of the city. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Arthur Ratcliffe, pilot,
Sgt James Turner, flight engineer,
Sgt David Henry Melville, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Edwin Waddington, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Keith Ronald Heming,
Sgt John Thomas Charlton, air gunner,
Sgt William Thomas Hurl, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 1905LT on an operation to Essen. In the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Heumisch and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Alexander Fowlie, pilot, †
P/O James Boyd Courtney, †
Sgt Angus McKay Mollison, †
Sgt John Eccles,
Sgt Narcel Renaut,
Sgt William Maurice Werkenham,
Sgt Eric Edward Garnett, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2003LT on a mine laying operation. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 20 km west of Texel Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Cyril Going, pilot,
Sgt Emrys Herbert Weaver, flight engineer,
P/O Arthur Mervyn Bridgman, navigator,
F/Sgt Frederick Arthur William Willis, bomb aimer,
Sgt Kenneth Cedric Eyre, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis Barkhouse Stewart, air gunner,
Sgt Clarence Sydney Burton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1812LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea west of Heligoland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Ian Moffat, pilot,
Sgt Percy John Elton, pilot,
F/Sgt Orison Edwin Amos, navigator,
P/O Ronald William Turner, bomb aimer,
Sgt James McGrane, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Sherratt, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas James Caveney, air gunner,
P/O Adolf Philip Meijer.