Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The airplane departed RAF Talbenny on a flight to RAF Northolt. On board were six crew members and nine passengers, all of them Czech nationals who were flying to London to celebrate the Czech National Day. On final approach to RAF Northolt, at a height of about 400-600 feet, the pilot initiated a steep turn to the left when the airplane stalled and crashed near the Ruislip Station, less than 2 km short of runway. The airplane crashed onto several houses and exploded on impact. All 15 occupants as well as six people on the ground, including four children, were killed.
Crew (311st Squadron):
P/O František Bulis,
F/Sgt John Bláha,
F/Lt Václav Haňka,
P/O Bedřich Gissübel,
F/Sgt František Doležal,
P/O Jebáček.

Passengers:
F/Sgt František Stoklásek,
Sgt František Paclík,
Sgt Bill Götzlinger,
Sgt Josef Čech,
F/Lt Václav Smart,
F/Sgt Josef Švec,
P/O Anthony Bunzl,
Sgt Vladimir Rájecki,
P/O Georges Strauss-Leemans.

Civilian casualties:
Phylis Street,
Molly Street,
Beryl Street,
Lily Reay,
Ruth Reay,
Marion Reay.

The crew was performing a local training exercise at RNAS Dale when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the St Brides Bay, north of the airbase. The wreckage was not found and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Tadeusz Rafal Skierkowski, pilot,
F/O Adam Ludwik Schultz, pilot.

The crew was performing a night training exercise when weather conditions deteriorated. All crew were instructed to return to base except this crew. Eventually, the pilot attempted to return to base but on final, he encountered very poor visibility due to fog. On approach, the airplane crashed and exploded, killing all six occupants.
Crew (27th OTU):
F/Lt František Fanta, pilot,
Sgt Josef Hrala, pilot,
P/O Karel Mucha,
P/O Václav Obšil,
Sgt Emil Tufkel,
Sgt Rudolf Jelínek.

The airplane departed RAF Wing at 1930LT on October 8 on an operation to France. After the crew got lost at night, the airplane ran out of fuel. The pilot attempted an emergency landing near Saint-Malo where the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Geoffrey Courthorpe Salt, pilot,
P/O Ivan Charles Allen, radio operator,
P/O Sidney Victor Gorton, navigator,
Sgt Ernest Wellings, bomb aimer,
Sgt Gerald Shann Cooper Richardson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Talbenny on an antisubmarine operation in the Celtic Sea. It was shot down by German fighters and was ditched into the sea some 20 km off Land's End. A crew was killed and five others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt P. Friedlander, †
S/L J. Sejbl,
Sgt J. P. Stern,
F/Sgt B. Kubalik,
F/O K. Slama,
Sgt J. Bayer.

The airplane departed RAF Lichfield at 1948LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. It was hit by the German Flak over the target area which destroyed the port aileron. Despite severe handling problems and lack of airspeed, the crew regained the south coast before bailing out at 0320LT near Andover. All five crew members parachuted to safety while the airplane crashed and was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O R. A. Curle,
P/O E. C. Crapp,
P/O R. H. Chapman,
P/O H. Riding,
Sgt G. W. Durdin.

The airplane departed RAF Edgehill at 1953LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Spalbeek, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Stanley W. Dodge, pilot,
Sgt Herbert C. Roake, pilot,
P/O Claud C. Hendley-Cross, observer,
Sgt Kenneth D. Downing, wireless operator,
Sgt Armand E. Confait, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth J. Smith, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wing at 2019LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Beerst, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt P. L. Looney,
Sgt J. Clayton,
Sgt J. T. Pate,
Sgt A. E. W. Butler,
Sgt C. G. Calcutt.

The airplane departed RAF Harwell at 2002LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heiloo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Walter John Nobbs, pilot,
Sgt Thomas James Fraser, pilot,
Sgt John Henry Stirk, observer,
F/Sgt Donald Miller, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Kenneth Arthur Seals, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald George Ware, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn at 2030LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed under unknown circumstances near Ouddorp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ian Alexander Grant, pilot,
P/O James Lyders Speedy, navigator,
P/O Robert Henry Groom, bomb aimer,
Sgt Stanley Swain, wireless operator,
Sgt William Buckley, air gunner.