Rougham AFB (RAF Bury St Edmunds)

The airplane departed RAF Rougham (Bury St Edmunds) at 0530LT on an operation to Le Bourget Airport near Paris. While returning to base and passing over Évreux, it was shot down by a German fighter. Nine crew members bailed out and parachuted to safety. The pilot remained on board and crash landed the airplane in a pasture. Four crew members became PoW and six evaded.
Crew:
Cpt Ken Hastings Harrison, pilot,
2nd Lt David Hamilton Turner Jr., copilot,
S/Sgt Jefferson Davis Polk, flight engineer,
2nd Lt Robert Thomas Conroy, navigator,
2nd Lt Roscoe F. Greene, bombardier,
T/Sgt Charles Hudkens McNemar, radio operator,
T/Sgt James Horacce Curtis, air gunner,
S/Sgt Richard Henry Lewis, air gunner,
S/Sgt Einos Asiala, air gunner,
S/Sgt Earl LeRoy Porath, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Rougham (Bury St Edmunds) on an operation to the Chemische Werke synthetic rubber plant located in Hüls. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Opheusden. All 10 crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
2nd Lt J. G. Sabella, pilot,
F/O D. D. Long, copilot,
T/Sgt G. Eliason, flight engineer,
2nd Lt J. H. Gaudette, navigator,
T/Sgt A. P. Galasso, radio operator,
2nd Lt W. R. Tinker, bombardier,
S/Sgt R. C. Hardin, air gunner,
S/Sgt L. E. Blocker, air gunner,
S/Sgt C. E. Stimpson, air gunner,
Sgt D. C. Benner, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Rougham (Bury St Edmunds) on an operation to the naval depot in Rennes. Passing east of Saint-Malo, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes. Two crew members were killed and eight others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Jack Blease Workman, pilot,
2nd Lt William Howard Downey, copilot,
Sgt Frank Roy Koch, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Donald Shirley Webster, radio operator,
2nd Lt William A. Patruzzi, navigator, †
2nd Lt Oliver Carroll Jr., bombardier,
Sgt Ernest Gorge Muir, air gunner,
T/Sgt Edgar Louis Stevenson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Winston Edward Lowe, air gunner,
S/Sgt Théodore G. Ferentinos, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Rougham (Bury St Edmunds) on an operation to the naval depot in Rennes. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in an open field located northeast of Mont-Dol. Nine crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Merle E. Brown, pilot, †
2nd Lt Otho B. Wood, copilot, †
T/Sgt Willis J. Dow, flight engineer, †
1st Lt Quentin L. Sandahl, navigator, †
S/Sgt Ralph E. Johnson, radio operator, †
1st Lt William J. O'Brien, bombardier, †
T/Sgt Ambrose A. Chott, air gunner, †
T/Sgt Edmond M. Hamic, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Steve Ukropen, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Charles Jeremiah Gregory, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Rougham (Bury St Edmunds) on an operation to the naval depot in Rennes. Passing over Dinan, it was shot down by a German fighter, exploded and crashed in Les Champs-Géraux. Ten crew members were killed and one air gunner was ejected and became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Max L. Hecox, pilot, †
2nd Lt Rolland V. Vanderhook, copilot, †
Maj Randolph C. Barthold, observer, †
S/Sgt George T. Coates, radio navigator, †
2nd Lt Charles B. Harrison, navigator, †
S/Sgt Eugene McCoy, bombardier, †
1st Lt Ronald G. McCoy, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Fred G. Snell, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Harry D. Symmonds, air gunner, †
Sgt Joseph G. Tashjian, air gunner, †
T/Sgt Herman Philbeck, air gunner.

The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Rougham (RAF Bury St Edmunds). While passing over the airfield at low altitude, the tail of the airplane suffered a structural failure and broke off. Out of control, the airplane crashed onto a hangar and three parked aircraft, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert F. McDonald,
2nd Lt Eugene L. Curran,
F/O Henry F. Bryant,
S/Sgt Curtis M. Muse,
S/Sgt Charles Wesig,
Sgt Richard R. Dietrich,
Sgt Roby B. Widener Jr.

The French crew was performing a local training exercise at RAF Rougham. While flying at a too low altitude in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane collided with a tree and crashed. Three crew members were killed and the pilot was injured.
Crew:
Lt Marcel Le Bivic, pilot,
Lt Roland Jaquinot,
Sgt/C Léonce Cohen,
Cpl/C John Deserteaux.

The airplane departed RAF Rougham (Bury St Edmunds) on an operation to Lorient. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kervellec, north of Morlaix. An air gunner was killed, five crew members became PoW ans four evaded.
Crew:
1st Lt Edward J. Spevak, pilot,
2nd Lt Donald Lee Nichols, copilot,
T/Sgt Frederick James Ford, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Lewis Jay Taney, radio operator,
2nd Lt Homer Contopidis, navigator,
2nd Lt Allen Murphy Posey, bombardier,
S/Sgt Joseph C. Melaun, air gunner, †
S/Sgt John Henry Wells, air gunner,
S/Sgt Donald C. Parks, air gunner,
Sgt Walter E. Minor, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Rougham (Bury St. Edmunds) to attack power stations located in IJmuiden. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea 8 km off IJmuiden. Five crew members were killed while the air gunner became PoW.
Crew (452nd BS):
2nd Lt Edward R. Norton, pilot, †
2nd Lt James A. Norton Jr., pilot, †
S/Sgt Ralph H. McDougall, flight engineer, †
Lt Alvin X. Zeindenfeld, navigator, †
S/Sgt Harrison E. Kegg, radio operator, †
Sgt Bennett W. Longworth, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Rougham (Bury St Edmunds) to attack power stations in IJmuiden. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea 8 km west of Castricum. Five crew members were killed and the air gunner became PoW.
Crew (450th BS):
1st Lt Joseph H. Jones, pilot, †
2nd Lt Anthony A. Alaimo,
2nd Lt Norris K. Calkins, †
S/Sgt Milton E. Littrell, †
T/Sgt Robert P. Steffen, †
Sgt Marvin L. Harbour. †