Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The airplane departed RAF Stratford on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Kampen. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt George Stanley Bickerton, pilot, †
P/O Donald Chesley King, observer, †
P/O William John Shaver, observer,
Sgt John Henry Dew, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Donald Murray, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Gaydon at 2336LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew.
Sgt J. H. Davies,
Sgt Garth Lavain Dixon,
F/Sgt James Thomas Reid,
Sgt R. E. Brown,
Sgt G. I. Fee.

The airplane departed RAF Stratford at 2327LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Frank Holmes de Nevers, pilot,
Sgt Robert G. Hill, observer,
F/Sgt Peter Sutherland, wireless operator,
Sgt H. F. MacArthur, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert H. Galipeau, air gunner

The airplane departed RAF Upper Heyford on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O P. S. Duff,
P/O D. M. Wilson,
Sgt R. G. Nicholls,
Sgt Robert Andrew Salchenberger,
Sgt Thomas Harold Freestone.

The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 2347LT on an operation to Bremen. Three minutes later, while climbing, it crashed in Empingham, northeast of the airfield. All five crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
P/O J. L. Munro,
P/O F. G. Rumbles,
Sgt K. W. Knight,
Sgt P. E. Pigeon,
Sgt E. S. Speight.

The airplane departed RAF Lichfield at 2331LT on an operation to Bremen. Nine minutes after takeoff, while climbing, the crew informed ground he encountered technical problems with the left engine and elected to return. While turning on final, the airplane stalled and crashed few km short of runway, bursting into flames. All five occupants were killed.
Crew (27th OTU):
Sgt William John Percival Fletcher, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Albert Turnbull,
Sgt Frederick William Lewis, observer,
Sgt James Gordon Milne,
Sgt Fairfield Thompson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Upper Heyford 2100LT on September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and later abandoned by the crew. The airplane crashed in Uden and was destroyed. All five crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Sidney Harrison, pilot,
P/O Eric James Seaman, observer,
Sgt Eric Lockwood, wireless operator,
Sgt Philip Nelson Faber, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Arthur Andrew Browne, air gunner.

The airplane departed an Advances Base on the evening of September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Elsendorp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Arthur Sherman, pilot,
Sgt Edward Hilton, navigator,
Sgt Albert Nicholas, observer,
Sgt Edgar Tong Briggs, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Francis Wayne Gennett, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wing at 2100LT on September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Stramproy, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Irvine Lewis Downs, pilot,
Sgt James Joseph Kearns, observer,
Sgt Ronald Herbert Kirkpatrick, observer,
Sgt James William Rowling, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Peter Allenby, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wing at 2056LT on September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Shortly after midnight, while approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Overhetfeld, some 44 km west of Düsseldorf. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Wilfred Gardner, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt John Blake Higginson, air gunner, †
P/O James M'Ilveen, observer, †
Sgt Creighton Carlyle Ogilvie,
Sgt Lawrence Hedley.