Oakington

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2004LT on an operation to Munich. Outbound, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Élan. The pilot was killed, three became PoW and three evaded.
Crew:
P/O Frank Morton Tomlinson, pilot, †
Sgt L. Marsh, flight engineer,
Sgt D. M. Cox, navigator,
Sgt G. R. Howard, bomb aimer,
Sgt C. Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt James Jennings, air gunner,
W/O Vincent Albert Fox, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1914LT on an operation to Nuremberg. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by enemy fire and later crashed into the North Sea while approaching Dungeness. Six crew members were killed and one parachuted to safety.
Crew:
P/O Lionel Louis Victor Toupin, pilot, †
Sgt George Bell, flight engineer, †
Sgt Jack Goddard, †
Sgt Howard Kilvington, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Robert George Thorne, †
Sgt D. R. Spanton, air gunner,
W/O Warran Walter Freeland, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1908LT on an operation to Nuremberg. While flying over north of France at an altitude of 2,800 metres, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Les Souhesmes-Rampont. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Patrick Trench, pilot,
F/Sgt Frank William Richard Cole, flight engineer,
F/Lt Crofton Lustleigh Selman, navigator,
P/O Lee Gordon Gosper, bomb aimer,
P/O Henry Harwood, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Peel Hudson, air gunner,
Sgt Eric Thomas Beney, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1926LT on an operation to Cologne. Passing Rotterdam, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L William Arthur Smith, pilot, †
F/Sgt Robin Neville Benedict Brooker, flight engineer, †
F/Lt Barry Martin, navigator, †
W/O William Joseph Dempster, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Francis Quigley, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Joseph Parsons Bragg, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald Graham Newman, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1709LT on an operation to Munich. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Fraillicourt. Three crew members were killed, one became PoW and three evaded.
Crew:
F/O Hector Duro, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Ingham Boddy, flight engineer,
P/O Raymond Edwin Lewis,
Sgt H. L. McBeath,
Sgt Percy George Edward Ross, wireless operator,
Sgt Anthony Thorpe Carpenter, air gunner, †
Sgt George Robert Dickinson, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at at 1706LT on an operation to Munich. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Jussecourt-Minecourt, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Davies, pilot,
Sgt John Joseph Dixon, flight engineer,
Sgt Leo Daniel Enright, observer,
P/O Robert William Henly, navigator,
Sgt Bernard Leslie Peterson, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis Anthony O'Dwyer, air gunner,
Sgt John Ellis, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1710LT on an operation to Munich. Passing over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Void-Vacon, 21 km west of Toul. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Kitchener Plummer Rumboll, pilot,
Sgt Henry William Frost, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Thomas Bentham,
F/O William Alexander Milne,
Sgt Arthur Staff, navigator,
P/O Donald Martin Howard Taylor,
Sgt Patrick Joseph Gillan, air gunner,
P/O Alwyne Clarendon Redfern Laundon, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1704LT on an operation to Torino. Over the target area, at an altitude of 7,000 feet, the airplane was hit by the German Flak, setting fire to the outer starboard engine. The crew managed to get clear of the are but was unable to gain height in order to cross the Alps. Heading south, the captain ordered his crew to bail out after which the airplane crashed in Fossano. The pilot was killed and all other crew members parachuted to safety. Six became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Lt William Templeton Christie, pilot, †
F/Sgt Oswald Falkingham,
Sgt William Reginald Jagger,
F/Sgt James Gerrard Jeffrey,
F/Sgt Ian MacDonald,
S/L Vincent Cronkitie McAuley,
Sgt Ronald Whyte McGraw,
Sgt F. K. Nightingale.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1741LT on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sauvenière. Six crew members were killed and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Lt Hugh Arnott, pilot, †
P/O Roland Leslie Boyes, navigator, †
Sgt Ernest Albert Brookes, †
F/O Herbert Frederick Perrot, observer, †
F/Sgt Alan John Wilson, wireless operator, †
Sgt John William Simmons, air gunner, †
Sgt W. McLean.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 0002LT on an operation to Torino. While returning to base in the early morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Pécy. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard Marcus Smith, pilot, †
Sgt Albert Henry James Searle, mechanic, †
Sgt Maurice George Low, navigator,
Sgt Robert Andrews Fee, bomb aimer,
Sgt Walter Grenfell Kirby, radio operator, †
Sgt Joseph William Wheildon, air gunner, †
Sgt William Lionel Jones, air gunner. †