Short S.29 Stirling

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh on an operation to Nuremberg. Homebound, it ran short of petrol and with two engines failing, the crew attempted to land at Stansted Airport. At the last moment it was realized the runway was obstructed and while trying to overshoot, the Stirling crashed into trees at Thremhall Priory, Bishop's Strotford, southwest of the airfield. All eight crew members escaped with various injuries.
Crew:
F/Lt B. C. Wallace, pilot,
S/L T. L. Howell,
Sgt F. R. Woodger,
Sgt A. H. Bradley,
Sgt F. M. Dix,
Sgt R. C. Shipley,
Sgt J. W. Whitehead,
Sgt H. Brookfield, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 1750LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base in the late evening, after passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 40 km north of Texel Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Langley Knowles, pilot,
Sgt Alex Holt,
Sgt Arthur Moseley Limbrick,
Sgt Dennis Howitt Powell,
Sgt Martin Goldrick,
Sgt Robert Alexander Johnston,
Sgt Robert Cooper Frost,
Sgt Cyril George Parr, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1810LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While flying along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km north of Ameland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Monteith, pilot,
Sgt Edward William Oxenbridge, copilot,
Sgt Bertram Wallace Willbourn, flight engineer,
Sgt Cyril Noel Goodchild, navigator,
Sgt John George Ethelston, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jack Lewis Richardson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Duncan Elwin Seeley, air gunner,
F/O Patrick Brennan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1753LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While cruising along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Wierum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Bernard Verdun Crawford, pilot,
Sgt William Henry Macklin, flight engineer,
F/O Clarence Roy Long, navigator,
F/O Paul Terence Howson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Kenneth Stuart, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Charles John Jay Wellesley, air gunner,
Sgt Arnold Harvey Borrett, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1750LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While overflying the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 5 km east of Buren, on Ameland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O David Joseph Hopson, pilot,
Sgt Clifford William James, flight engineer,
F/O Edward Lloyd George Ratcliffe, navigator,
F/O Lawrence Bartlett Carson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ronald Frank Fowler, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred James Ellis, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald George Weaver, air gunner,
F/O John Williams, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 1754LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Albert Bloomer Scholey, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Arthur Arnold,
Sgt George Morrall,
Sgt Harold Moore Kennard,
Sgt Stanley George Fisher,
Sgt Thomas Alfred Constable,
Sgt Derrick Balcombe Sayer, air gunner.

The airplane departed Exeter on a transit flight, having collected a Squadron crew. During takeoff, it swung violently and veered off runway. While taking action to avoid a collision with a parked Typhoon, the starboard oleo collapsed and the airplane slid to a stop and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Crew:
F/O W. H. Hoult, pilot +4.

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh on February 17 to lay mines in the Gironde estuary. While returning to base, it ran low of fuel and was abandoned by the crew who parachuted to safety. Out of control, the airplane crashed 6 km north of Alton and was destroyed. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O John Reginald Rundle, pilot, †
Sgt H. G. Claridge,
Sgt J. C. Chalmers,
Sgt L. G. Wright,
Sgt T. J. Wilson,
Sgt J. E. Flack,
Sgt H. A. Wilson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 1859LT on an operation to Lorient. Homebound, both starboard engines failed. The order to abandon the airplane was given but only three were able to do so before the Stirling crashed on Bold Barrow Hill, west of Blandford Forum. Four crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
F/O James Stenhouse Brydon, pilot, †
F/O Norman John Hartney, †
W/O Willard Kennedy Rosenberry, †
F/Sgt William Cuthbert Morton, †
Sgt J. A. Rodger,
Sgt W. A. Hurn,
Sgt E. R. Evans, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1848LT on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 2 km southwest of Boxmeer. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Graham Gow, pilot, †
Sgt Paul Thomas Cyril Oldham, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Cecil Loughlin, navigator,
Sgt Valentine Wilfred Tulley, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Samuel Steven Reynolds, wireless operator,
Sgt James Cecil Brigden, air gunner,
Sgt William Anderson Summerson, air gunner. †