Coningsby AFB

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2330LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. Over Friesland, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Opeinde. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Francis Harold Robertson, pilot, †
Sgt Joseph John Cooper, flight engineer, †
Sgt James Charles Henry, navigator,
P/O Wilfred Alfred John Fuller, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Maurice John Dembrey, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Stoker, air gunner,
P/O Henry Frederick Charles Humphries, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2255LT on July 25 on an operation over the the River Gironde near Bordeaux (Deodars region). It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off the French coast. Five crew members were killed and two others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Henry Albion Church, pilot,
Sgt Richard William Butler, flight engineer, †
Sgt William McPhie Samuel, navigator, †
Sgt Garnet James Bailey, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Ernest Bradley, wireless operator, †
Sgt Diamond Freeman, air gunner, †
Sgt Arthur Ernest Adams, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 0010LT on an operation to Duisburg. Few minutes after takeoff, it exploded in the air and crashed on mudflats in Butterwick, less than 20 km southeast from the airbase. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Geoffrey Appleyard, pilot,
Sgt Robert Lovie Beaddie, flight engineer,
F/O Ray Branton Smith, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Montague Darvill, observer,
Sgt James William Grimwade, wireless operator,
Sgt James Douglas Davie, air gunner,
Sgt Leonard Walter Young, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby on a practice bombing sortie. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 200 feet, the port outer engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed near the airbase, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
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P/O Walter Beattie Carlyle, pilot,
Sgt John Kenneth Marshman, pilot,
P/O George Robert Hanna, observer,
Sgt John Teevin, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Maurice Blyth, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Muir Mathieson, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Edward Start Walker, air gunner,
F/Sgt Albert Graham Gibson, air gunner,
Lac Herbert Roy Forster,
Ac1 George Edward Smith.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2359LT on July 8 on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 30 km northwest of Ameland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth James Broderick, pilot,
Sgt Ottiwell Francis Lodge, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Ward Woolner, navigator,
Sgt William Leslie Schlater Rees, bomb aimer,
Sgt Keith Edward Dare, wireless operator,
Sgt William Henry Curtis, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Arthur Roberts, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coninsgby at 0045LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Homberg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O John Allan Worswick, pilot,
Sgt Robert Issac Hart, pilot,
W/O George Robson, observer,
P/O Alfred George Bake, wireless operator,
Sgt John Downie Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Ernest Hodgson, air gunner,
Sgt William Lewis Lambert, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2225LT on May 2 on a mine laying operation. While overflying Denmark at night, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field located in Lilholt, some 14 km west of Haderslev. Five crew members were killed while two others survived and became PoW.
Crew (106th Squadron):
F/Sgt William Lewis Johnston Young, pilot, †
Sgt Graham Wale, pilot, †
W/O Alexander Collingwood Bryce, observer, †
Sgt Richard George Davies, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt H. Kendall, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt A. E. Hanks, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Henry MacLean, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2220LT on May 2 on a mine laying operation. Approaching Germany, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Pellworm Island. All seven crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Louis Owen Hurd, pilot,
F/Sgt Wilfred Harold Fixter, flight engineer,
P/O Alexander Whitehead Simpson, navigator,
F/Sgt Duncan MacCallum, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Sydney Stephen, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Brinley Morris, air gunner,
Sgt Roy Louis Dotrice, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2200LT on April 23 on an operation to Rostock, Germany. While overflying Denmark at night, an engine overheated and exploded. The captain ordered his crew to bail out and elected to make an emergency landing. Eventually, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a huge explosion in a field located in Visgaarde, some 3 km east of Tinglev. The pilot was killed while all other occupants became PoW.
Crew (106th Squadron):
P/O Harry Murdoch Stoffer, pilot, †
F/Lt T. Prescott-Decie, pilot,
P/O J. H. Paton,
Sgt I. Hamilton,
Sgt N. S. Lewis,
F/O N. J. C. Pollock,
Sgt J. C. George.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2050LT on April 16 to lay mines in the mouth of the River Gironde. Flying along the French coast, it went out of control and crashed into the sea off Batz-sur-Mer. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (106th Squadron):
P/O Charles Scatchard, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Henry Power, pilot,
Sgt Robert Robertson, observer,
Sgt Donald Neale Storer,
Sgt Douglas Wightman, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Valentine Rogerson, air gunner,
F/O George William Ward, air gunner.