Bodney AFB

The airplane departed RAF Bodney to attack aerodromes. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the vicinity of Gilze-Rijen AFB. Two crew members were killed and a third occupant became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Malcolm Llewellyn McColm, pilot,
Sgt Cecil John Hann, observer, †
Sgt David George Shepherd, wireless operator. †

The airplane departed RAF Bodney on an operation to Antwerp. While approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Ekeren, north of Antwerp. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Rankin Rathbone, pilot,
P/O Frederick William McMurray, observer,
Sgt Allan Maurice Birt, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney in the evening of December 3 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following morning, the crew encountered poor weather conditions over East Anglia. Unable to find a gap, the crew decided to abandon the aircraft at an altitude of 6,000 feet in the vicinity of Bircham Newton. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed on Denver Sluice in Downham Market, bursting into flames. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
S/L J. H. McMichael,
Sgt T. C. P. Hodges,
Sgt L. A. Lawrence.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney in the evening of December 3 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following morning, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Waltahm, Kent. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Byng Cartwright, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Charles Benbow, observer,
Sgt Peter Crawford, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney on the evening of December 3 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Southend. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas James McCartney, pilot,
Sgt James Henderson, observer,
Sgt Jack Ratcliffe, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney in the evening of December 3 on an operation to Essen. While cruising over the Netherlands, it crashed in unknown circumstances in an open field located in the region of Almelo. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Hubert Maxwell Butcher,
Sgt James Ferguson,
Sgt Walter John Patrick Sheppard.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 2030LT to attack aerodromes. It was slot without trace, maybe after it crashed somewhere in the North sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
SGt George Gordon Moffat,
Sgt William Reginald Starns,
Sgt Raymond Brooks Stilwell.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1715LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base at night, while cruising at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill, crashed and exploded. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Kenneth Collinge, pilot,
Sgt Douglas George Osborne, observer,
Sgt Albert Moore, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1715LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning in the evening, between 2200LT and 2300LT, it flew into trees and crashed near Longfield. All three crew members were seriously injured, two of them died the following day from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Clarkson Wise, pilot, †
Sgt Alexander Buckley, observer, †
Sgt J. W. Patterson, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 0153LT on an operation to Hamm. It ditched in the sea some 10 miles east of Harwich. Two crew survived and were rescued by the crew of a British destroyed while a third crew was killed.
Crew:
P/O Metcalfe,
Sgt Martin,
Sgt Sydney Richard Merrett. †