Linton-on-Ouse AFB

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2249LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Waddenzee, 4 km east of Texel Island. All seven crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard William Thomas Horn, pilot,
Sgt Richard Ferrie Cumming, flight engineer,
Sgt George Irving, navigator,
Sgt William Hall Allely, bomb aimer,
Sgt Douglas Raymond Wilcox, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Churchyard, air gunner,
Sgt George James Uriah Stevens, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2230LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Passing over the Netherlands, it was hit by the German Flak then shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Broekland, 5 km southwest of Raalte. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Clifford Harold Cousins, pilot,
Sgt John Parr, flight engineer,
P/O Arthur William Leon Pruce, navigator,
Sgt Joseph Francis Hughes, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur George Dale, wireless operator,
F/O John Wallace Coleman, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Henry Arthur Crouse, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2250LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Baerl, 10 km northwest of Duisburg. The flight engineer was killed and six other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt George Hodgson Tinniswood, pilot,
Sgt Frederic Munroe Chaffey, flight engineer, †
P/O Philip Howe Bear, navigator,
P/O Robert Donnan, bomb aimer,
Sgt Godfrey James Wallace, wireless operator,
Sgt Elwyn Francis Harries, air gunner,
Sgt James Orland Mander, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2216LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed north of Rijssen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Guy Edgar Schubert, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Edward Goodyear, flight engineer,
Sgt Donald Charles Oliver, navigator,
F/O Alan Bert Orme, bomb aimer,
Sgt Peter John Wood, wireless operator,
Sgt John Redman, air gunner,
Sgt Julius Goldflust, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2227LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Over Germany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Greven, 15 km north of Münster. Four crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Edward Semmens Bawden, pilot, †
Lt Per E. R. Waaler, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Knowles, flight engineer,
Sgt Leslie William Sinclair Thick, navigator,
F/Sgt Thomas Musgrove, bomb aimer, †
Sgt J. W. Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Greenhalgh, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas Leonard Victor Hitchcock, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2329LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Haasrode. Both pilots were killed, one crew evaded and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Gerald Herbert Dane, pilot, †
Sgt James Howard Body, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Cecil Poole Minnitt, flight engineer,
Sgt Ronald G. Goddard, navigator,
Sgt Llewellyn Adams, bomb aimer,
Sgt John William Pople, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Beatson, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick William Webb, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2317LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wijnaldum, 3 km northeast of Harlingen. Seven crew members were killed and the bomb aimer survived and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Richard Edward Bragg, pilot, †
Sgt Edwin Pritchard, pilot, †
F/Lt Robert Grey, flight engineer, †
W/O John Miller Farrell, navigator, †
Sgt Harry Ennis Gell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Rodger David Matches, wireless operator, †
Sgt David Baxter, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Allan Alfred Kew, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2315LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. In the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Radevormwald, 33 km south southeast of Bochum. The flight engineer was killed and six other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt George Ellis Clay, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Jakes, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Francis O'Reilly, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Douglas Edward Marriott, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edward Alexander Coates, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Leverett, air gunner,
Sgt William John Henry Perry, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2206LT on May 4 on an operation to Dortmund. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kilder. All eight crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jack Ingram Maitland Bell, pilot,
Sgt Albert Edward Bumstead, pilot,
Sgt Alan Forster, flight engineer,
Sgt Harold Mitchell Farrington, navigator,
Sgt Horac James Hamlyn, bomb aimer,
Sgt Donald Jack Marshall, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Donald Bellows Brown, air gunner,
Sgt Brian Thompson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2230LT on April 4 on an operation to Dortmund. After passing the Dutch / German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Epe. The pilot was killed and six other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Andrew Burns, pilot, †
Sgt William Ashley,
Sgt Horace Gamble,
Sgt Frederick George Hockin,
F/O John Bernard Thompson,
Sgt Henry Charles Tyler, air gunner.