Lakenheath AFB

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 0024LT on an operation to Torino. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt George Norman Beames, pilot,
F/Sgt Valance Trent Bowie, pilot,
Sgt Charles Smith, flight engineer,
Sgt Neil Alexander MacLeod, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Houghton Smith, observer,
Sgt Ambrose Thomas Carter, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Peter Michael Everson, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Mitchell Wright, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1814LT on November 28 on an operation to Torino. It was hit by Flak over the target area which severely wounded both pilots. Despite the most appalling difficulties, they succeeded in regaining the south coast of England where the captain insisted on remaining at the controls while his crew bailed out. Only five were able to comply before the Stirling crashed into the sea off Dymchurch and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Rawdon Hume Middleton, pilot, †
Sgt James Ernest Jeffery, flight engineer, †
Sgt John William Mackie, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt L. A. Hyder,
P/O N. E. Skinner,
F/Sgt D. Cameron,
P/O G. R. Royde,
Sgt H. W. Gough, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1721LT to lay mines in the French waters. Flying along the French coast, it was shot down by a the German fighter and crashed into the Bay of Biscay of Saint-Girons. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Anderson West, pilot,
Sgt William Ross St George Fairfield, flight engineer,
Sgt herbert Carter, navigator,
F/Sgt Kenneth Stewart Gunning, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Henry Short, wireless operator,
Sgt Basil Derrik Allen, air gunner,
F/Sgt Cecil Robert McMullin, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Feltwell at 1230LT on a navigation training exercise. While returning to base in the afternoon, the airplane went out of control, exploding in a field near RAF Lakenheath. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Maurice Ivan Dore, pilot,
W/O Thomas Henry Martin, navigator,
F/Sgt John Frederick Palmer, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Philip Painting, air gunner,
Sgt Craig Sloan Thompson, air gunner.

The airplane crashed almost immediately after takeoff from RAF Lakenheath while on a local training mission. Both occupants were rescued, one was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. G. Gow, pilot,
Sgt C. Hill.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1836LT on October 23 on an operation to Genoa. While returning to base the following night, it ran out fuel and crashed in Cliffe. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Adolph Antonio Siwak, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Edward Charles Holmes, flight engineer,
F/O Frank Kinder Randall, navigator,
Sgt Reginald Alfred Blake, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Joseph Bowden, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Joseph Barnard, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Frederick Taylor, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1830LT to lay mines in the Gironde estuary. While returning to base, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Ile d'Yeu. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Herbert Eklund, pilot,
Sgt Edward Hhoward Uzzell, mechanic,
F/O Morris Searle Gilberd, observer,
F/Sgt Ernest Hallright Howell, radio operator,
Sgt John Clifford Leach, radio operator,
Sgt Angus Martin, radio operator,
Sgt Maurice Allan Torrance, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1950LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Lienden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Crawford Brocket, pilot,
Sgt James Denny, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Reginald George Blair, navigator,
Sgt Mervyn James Howe, observer,
Sgt Trevor Charles Beckett Pike, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis William O'Sullivan, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Bernard Bywaters, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening of October 13 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel. The pilot diverted to RAF Lakenheath where the airplane crashed on landing. All five crew members were injured, the navigator died five days later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt C. R. Davey, pilot,
Sgt John Brewick Redhead, navigator, †
Sgt C. C. Wright,
Sgt L. Stone,
Sgt E. McDermott, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1852LT to lay mines off the mouth of the river Gironde. Shortly after becoming airborne, a serious technical problem developed and the pilot decided to divert to RAF Watton for an emergency landing. On approach, the airplane lost height, collided with trees and crashed in Great Cressingham, about 9 km northeast of RAF Watton. Six crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Henry John Hart, pilot, †
Sgt Alfred Willie Corker, flight engineer, †
Sgt Kenneth George McKenzie, observer, †
Sgt Lewis John Warren, observer, †
Sgt Hugh Clarence Whitwell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Harry Ian Forsyth Connelly, air gunner, †
Sgt H. R. Battrick, air gunner.