Mildenhall AFB

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Osnabrück. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Slagharen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt G. W. Rhodes, pilot,
Sgt Walter John Howes, observer,
F/Sgt John Forman, wireless operator,
Sgt G. Slater, air gunner,
Sgt J. Forbes, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1845LT on an operation to Krefeld. Over Germany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Haldern, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frederick Charles Adsett, pilot,
Sgt Rex Nigel Hugh Jones, observer,
Sgt George Nelson, observer,
Sgt George Wilfred Martin, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Tempest Turvey, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1336LT to bomb the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Lingen. While returning to base at the end of the afternoon, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Urk. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Robert James Sealer Parsons, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Leonard Clough, observer, †
F/Sgt John Austin Parker, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Mitchell Gilmour, air gunner,
Sgt John James Stansell, air gunner.

The crew was performing a local training exercise at RAF Mildenhall. On final approach, the twin engine airplane collided with trees and crashed on a parked Wellington III registered BJ772, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed and the second crew was injured.
Crew:
S/L R. G. Hawkins, pilot,
F/Sgt R. M. E. Crofton.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening of September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed near the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Otto Metcalfe, pilot,
P/O Kevin John Devlin, observer,
Sgt Walter Foch Kelcher, observer,
Sgt Desmond James Walshe, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander John Lock, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening of September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frank Burrill,
F/Sgt Ralph Ernest Gorman,
F/Sgt William Wilfred Henry Lavers,
P/O Randolph Cruickshank Smart,
F/Sgt Michael Bertram St Louis.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening of September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Lees, pilot,
Sgt Charles Norman Anderson,
Sgt Frederick Richard Guppy,
Sgt Douglas Howard Judd,
Sgt Peter Anthony Young.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Frankfurt. Approaching Kempen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Schmalbroich. All five crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Sydney Bevan,
Sgt Thomas William Devine,
Sgt Eric William Peter Johnson,
Sgt William Kevin Charles O'Byrne,
Sgt U. Nicholson.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening of September 6 on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Brakel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Ronald Parkes, pilot,
Sgt Henry Varley Gibb Crawford, observer,
Sgt George Herbert Rose, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alpheus Leslie Groves, air gunner,
F/Sgt Eric Glover Wilson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Duisburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed near the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt George William Sharman, pilot,
Sgt Norman Priestley Saul, observer,
Sgt Claude Joseph Frederick Jarvis, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Edward Coles, air gunner,
P/O George William Alfred Mills, air gunner.