Lakenheath AFB

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.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1908LT on October 5 on an operation to Aachen. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and was abandoned by the crew who parachuted to safety. The airplane crashed in Eastling and was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Lonsdale, pilot,
Sgt C. Hill,
Sgt P. A. Radomski,
Sgt G. S. Reynolds,
Sgt V. W. Tulley,
Sgt J. Brigden,
Sgt W. A. Summerson.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1906LT on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sevenum. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L William Roy Greenslade, pilot,
Sgt Marchal Kenneth Smith, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Robert Francis McIntyre, observer,
Sgt Frederick Leonard Hughes, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Leslie Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt Benjamin Frederick Goldsmith, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Orange, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1928LT on September 29 on a mine laying operation in the Nectarines area. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Stuart Daniel Wells, pilot,
Sgt Edward George Souter, flight engineer,
Sgt Max Hilton Elliott, navigator,
Sgt Eric Harold Cecil Phillips, wireless operator,
W/O Lawrence Joseph Tighe, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Bernard Lovett Flint, air gunner,
F/Sgt Gerald Finnbarr McHugh, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2047LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tongrinne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Maurice J. Kynaston, pilot,
Sgt Eric D. Booty, flight engineer,
Sgt W. Walker, observer,
Sgt John A. Waterman, observer,
Sgt John Collumbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred C. Rault, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald A. Russell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2141LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ooltgensplaat. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Frederick Potts, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick Roberts, flight engineer, †
Sgt George Edward Martin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Reginald Frederick Swindlehurst, wireless operator, †
Sgt James McRobbie Wallace, air gunner, †
Sgt James Flers Lumsden, air gunner, †
Sgt Alan Yates.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2058LT on August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. Passing Frankfurt, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Airlenbach, some 35 km northeast of Mannheim. Six crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Davies Butler, observer, †
W/Cdr Cecil Charlton-Jones, pilot, †
F/O Charles Dudley Dobson, pilot, †
Sgt James William Gray, air gunner, †
Sgt Tom Hickman, wireless operator, †
Sgt David McNamee, observer, †
Sgt William Martin Hughes,
Sgt Cecil Steel.