Linton-on-Ouse AFB

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1741LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Weeze. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Raymond Newport Peace, pilot,
W/O Edmund George Jones, pilot,
Sgt Denison Brierley, flight engineer,
Sgt Cecil Robert Ray, navigator,
Sgt Jack Edgar Novelli Warner, observer,
Sgt Leonard Edward Herbert, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Gilder, air gunner,
F/Sgt Austin Roy O'Dell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1636LT on an operation to Torino. En route, the crew decided to return to base following a fire in the port inner engine. Approaching the coast, the pilot ditched the airplane in the Filey Bay off Bempton. All seven crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O M. P. Watson, pilot,
Sgt R. G. Head,
Sgt G. E. Coleman,
Sgt L. McKinnon,
Sgt G. P. Bailey,
Sgt T. R. Galbraith,
Sgt W. Bamford, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1647LT on a mine laying operation. In the late evening, it overshot and crashed upon landing at base and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Sgt G. Griffiths, pilot,
Sgt D. A. Kitby,
Sgt R. Arnett,
P/O J. A. Wood,
Sgt R. Wilson,
Sgt L. D. Pope,
Sgt O. Cowley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1630LT on an operation to Mannheim. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Courouvre. Two crew members were killed, three became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
F/O William Charles Hillier, pilot, †
Sgt John Albert Parkin, flight engineer,
Sgt Herbert Joseph Bromsgrove Canter, navigator,
Sgt H. O. Robertson, radio operator,
Sgt Robert Law MacDonald, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Edward Theckston, air gunner,
Sgt Alan Frank Smith, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1719LT on an operation to Torino. In the evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located in Bardonecchia, about 77 km west of Torino, near the French border. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt B. A. Wisely, pilot,
Sgt G. E. Rawson,
P/O P. J. Morice,
Sgt J. Warren,
Sgt W. G. S. McAsh,
Sgt T. W. H. Casbolt,
Sgt J. Murchison.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1701LT on a mine laying operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed on a sandbank near Rottumeroog Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt George Gerhard Sawatzky, pilot,
Sgt Edward Henry Seares, flight engineer,
F/O William Gustave Barrett, navigator,
Sgt John McGauchie, air bomber,
F/Sgt Clarence Bruce Finley, wireless operator,
Sgt Terence Aloysius Keech, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Herbert George Bowkett, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1651LT on November 7 on an operation to Genoa. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and was ditched in the North Sea some 100 km off Newcastle. All eight crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. Newcombe, pilot,
Sgt Milan,
Sgt F. G. Murphy,
P/O D. R. Vickers,
Sgt L. A. Trevors,
Sgt D. J. McCoy,
Sgt W. Reading,
Sgt J. R. Coates.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1700LT on an operation to Genoa. Outbound, an engine failed but the crew elected to continue with their mission. After bombing the target, it was impossible to recross the Alps and course was set for Gibraltar. Subsequently, the Halifax was ditched some 8 km off Valencia. All seven crew members were rescued and interned.
Crew:
F/O A. P. Dowse, pilot,
Sgt J., Kershaw,
Sgt H. E. Thompson,
Sgt P. Langsford,
Sgt A. W. Hoare,
P/O A. N. Orr,
Sgt T. T. Slater.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1702LT on an operation to Genoa. While crossing the French coast, it was shot down by the German Flak. The crew abandoned the airplane that crashed near Chaumont. All seven crew members parachuted to safety, five became PoW, one evaded and one was seriously injured and died within hours from injuries sustained.
Crew.
F/Sgt George Thom, pilot,
Sgt Norman Gorfunkle, observer, †
Sgt Donald James Patrick McBride,
Sgt Hugh William Owen,
Sgt Lyndon Derek Reed,
W/O Harold Rufus James White,
Sgt L. W. Horne.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1820LT on a gardening operation. While returning to base in the evening, and while trying to establish their position, the Halifax crashed into high ground near the village of Ampleforth. Three crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. G. Mills, pilot,
Sgt R. Grey,
Sgt Charles Frederick Clark, air gunner, †
Sgt L. G. Masterton,
Sgt C. M. Edgehill,
F/O Harry Lancaster Humphries, navigator, †
F/Lt George Thomas Turner, air gunner. †