Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2246LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. While approaching its target at an altitude of 13,500 feet, the airplane was badly shot about by the German Flak. Fire spread from the right engine to the right wing. Whie returning to base and flying over the Netherlands, the managed to bail out and the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in Elsloo, nearby the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew (25th OTU):
F/Sgt Roy Baker,
Sgt Frederick George Greensides,
P/O Charles Geoffrey Hughes,
F/Sgt Ronald Victor Charles Oliver,
F/Sgt Leslie Ronald Read,
Sgt Bertram Charles Whittle.

The airplane departed RAF Wellesbourne Mountford at 2255LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Flying southwest of Bonn, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kalenberg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Crew:-
F/Sgt Cyril James Matthews, pilot,
F/Sgt Philip Grimshaw Barclay, observer,
P/O William Frazer Caldwell, wireless operator,
Sgt Denis Henry Edwards, wireless operator,
P/O Dudley Arthur Ronald Tallis, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2312LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in 's-Gravendeel. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Ross Campbell Johnston, pilot,
Sgt James Donn-Patterson, observer,
Sgt George Frederick Bolton, wireless operator,
Sgt Michael Lotherington Glenton-Wright, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Arthur Broodbank, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wellesbourne Mountford at 2248LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Passing south of Düsseldorf, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Stürzelberg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Harold Roger Blake, pilot,
F/O Donald Stewart MacLean,
Sgt Ralph Nelson Adams Creswell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Julian Robert Wanbon.
Sgt Noel Grattan.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2300LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area from the northwest, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Jackerath, 37 km northwest of Cologne. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Balfour Day Eddy,
F/Sgt John W. Austin,
Sgt Tracy Goreham Harding Hatfield,
Sgt Roy Alexander Currie, wireless operator, †
Sgt David Miller, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Henry Herbert Witts, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Graveley at 2315LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Leveroy. Four crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edwin John Ford, pilot, †
P/O Douglas Claude August, observer, †
F/Sgt Dennis Wycliff Caswell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Frederick Frank Barker, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt John Thompson, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Eslham Wolds at 2326LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching Dortmund, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Waltrop. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Onions, pilot,
Sgt Michael Bruce Rogerson, pilot,
Sgt Horace Ronald Hallam, observer,
Sgt William Kerr Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Leslie, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard William Sansom, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chipping Warden at 2320LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it was ditched into the North Sea off Harwich. Two crew members were rescued while three others were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Leslie William Ferrer, pilot, †
P/O Albin Lucki, navigator, †
Sgt Kenneth Howard Buck, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Ronald Grundy, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Draper McKenzie, air gunner. †

The crew was completing a local night training flight at RAF Moreton-in-Marsh. While taking off, the airplane swung on runway, causing a tire to burst. Out of control, the airplane veered off runway and collided with a parked Wellington registered X9934 and fully loaded with bombs. Huge explosions occurred, destroying both aircraft. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O J. Clark, pilot,
F/Sgt Leonard Courtney Laver.

The crew departed RAF Bircotes at 1441LT on a dual instruction training flight. Ten minutes later, the crew returned to base and attempted to land downwind by mistake. The landing was aborted and while banking into the strong wind to attempt to go around, the airplane lost height, collided with trees and crashed. Three crew members were killed and a fourth occupant was injured.
Crew:
F/O Stanley Le Vesconte Wood, pilot, †
Sgt Livingstone, pilot,
F/Sgt Ronald Alfred Coles, wireless operator, †
Lac Graham Langley Emms, air gunner. †