Stradishall AFB

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2020LT on September 19 on an operation to Munich. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Häder, about 19 km west of Augsburg. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Patrick Joseph McNamara, pilot,
Sgt James Holland, flight engineer, †
F/O Clifford John Whittingham, navigator, †
W/O Russell Thomas Joshua Collett, wireless operator, †
Sgt Colin Leslie Hanna, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt William Martin Thompson, air gunner,
F/O Gordon William Findlay, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall 2058LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bomal. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Stephen Austin Levenson, pilot, †
Sgt George Bullimore Melton, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Stuart Spencer Newcomb, observer, †
Sgt William James Davies, wireless operator, †
Sgt Laurence Charles Tillin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gordon Archibald Barrow, air gunner,
Sgt Richard John Cox, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening of September 16 on an operation to Essen. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the target area and crashed. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Kitchen Griffith,
P/O C. H. Grant,
Sgt Leonard William Stephenson,
Sgt A. W. Firth,
P/O R. H. Hill.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 1955LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Ahaus, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt John Dawson, pilot,
W/O Philip Sibbald Ogilvie Brichta, observer,
P/O George Clarence Goold, observer,
F/Sgt William Kilpatrick Hughes, wireless operator,
W/O Lorne James Lemoine, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 0037LT on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Barrien, some 15 km south of Bremen. Six crew members were killed and the navigator became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert Joseph Cartmell, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Dicks, flight engineer, †
F/O Philip Fussey, navigator,
P/O Harry Edward Orr, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Joseph George Spouler, wireless operator, †
Sgt Roy Frederick Reynolds, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley Watson, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2101LT on September 8 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was hit by the German Flak, which caused the port inner engine to fall from its frame; the starboard outer was also damaged, and later, failed completely. On return, an emergency landing was made at 0245LT at Manston Airfield, during which the Stirling was wrecked.
Crew:
P/O C. D. Ince,
P/O C. J. Whittingham,
Sgt F. C. Fray,
P/O R. S. Pearch,
Sgt W. J. Dempster,
P/O A. F. Arnold,
Sgt W. Johnson-Biggs.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Duisburg. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Williams, pilot,
F/Sgt John Buchanan Lawrence,
F/Sgt Frederick Erwin Edgar Lyons,
F/Sgt Sydney McMenomy,
P/O Clarence William Reaume.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 0004LT on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in De Lichtmis. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt John Gordon Smith, pilot,
Sgt Elwyn Meredith, flight engineer, †
P/O David Nasmyth Osborne, observer,
Sgt William Basington Watt, wireless operator,
Sgt Iain Menzies Robertson Stewart, wireless operator, †
Sgt G. Davidson, air gunner,
P/O Arthur McCarthy, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea, probably off the Dutch province of Friesland. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Davidson Gill,
P/O Norman Ingram Gill,
P/O Robert Walter Harrison,
Sgt George Smith Jennings,
F/Sgt Joseph Norbert Tapp.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening of August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. It crash landed due to technical trouble near Alzey, bursting into flames. Five crew members became PoW and a sixth occupant evaded.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alan Ronald Cook,
Sgt James Rutherford Dixon,
F/Lt Peter John Cleverly Harper,
P/O James John Mullineaux,
F/Sgt Norman Alexander Skinner,
Sgt H. Colhoun.