Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The airplane departed RAF Wing 2029LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 3 km west of Noordwijk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence William Streeter, pilot,
Sgt William Gordon Archer, observer,
Sgt A. McK. Bartlett, observer,
F/Sgt Douglas Arthur White, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Howard Edward Johnson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lichfield at 1949LT on an operation to Essen. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed while approaching the target area. All five crew members were killed. The exact location of the crash remains unclear.
Crew:
P/O Fred Lupton, pilot,
W/O Morris Leslie Pierpoint, observer,
P/O Alexander Easton, bomb aimer,
F/Lt Peter Gifford Felce, air gunner,
P/O Ernest John Clifford Wheble, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wing at 2353LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night and passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 2 km west of Elburg. Four crew members were killed while the fifth occupant bailed out and became PoW.
Crew (26th OTU):
P/O Robert Leo Hage, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth David Jones, †
Sgt Alexander Knox Smith, observer, †
Sgt Donald Fisher, †
Sgt J. A. Gartlan.

The airplane departed RAF Edgehill at 2340LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following morning, cruising at an altitude of 3,000 metres, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km northwest of Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Michael Holub, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Leslie Hancock, pilot,
F/Sgt Walter Carl Pedersen, observer,
Sgt Stanley Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Stewart Crichton Plowright, air gunner,
Sgt Richard Francis Stay, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden 0002LT on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and abandoned by the crew at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The airplane crashed in Nordermoor and was destroyed. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L R. A. Nicholson,
P/O G. T. Hunt,
Sgt O. M. Jameson,
F/Sgt R. O. Riddle,
F/Sgt M. W. E. Wild.

The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden at 2341LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Ohrtermersch. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. Akehurst,
Sgt R. S. Davey,
F/O M. E. S. Dickenson,
W/O G. H. Dow,
Sgt H. C. M. Jarvis.

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.