Syerston AFB

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1640LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Birten, some 41 km northwest of Essen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt M. A. Phair, pilot,
F/Sgt L. W. Cronk,
P/O D. H. A. Dewar,
F/Sgt J. Aleo,
Sgt G. E. P. O'Connor,
F/Sgt R. C. Zavitz,
F/Sgt J. E. Quinn, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 0335LT on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Mettmann, 14 east northeast of Düsseldorf. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt D. S. Gillett, pilot,
Sgt A. F. Haden,
F/O J. E. Northend,
F/Sgt J. C. Morgan,
Sgt E. Roberts,
P/O R. H. W. Hatt,
Sgt H. F. Burton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1721LT on an operation to Essen. After passing the Dutch coast, it suffered an explosion and crashed in Wieringerwerf. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Raymond Harry Bird, pilot,
Sgt John Davis, flight engineer,
F/O Harold John Robert Tickle, navigator,
Sgt George John Inglis, bomb aimer,
W/O Robert James Kee, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Clifford Gait, air gunner,
P/O Leslie George Gunning, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1710LT on an operation to Munich. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Schaapbalie. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Derrick Brinkhurst, pilot, †
Sgt Harry John Elsom, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Alexander Shepherd, navigator,
F/Sgt Stanley Percival Leedham, bomb aimer,
Sgt Trevor Mellors, wireless operator, †
Sgt Cecil Ward, air gunner,
F/Sgt Victor Greenwood, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1716 on an operation to Munich. It returned to base early due to the failure of the intercom system. On final approach, the airplane was caught by severe downdraft and crashed short of runway. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O W. J. Dierkes, pilot,
Sgt L. Pettigrew,
P/O W. Apps,
Sgt R. Inglis,
Sgt R. Andrews,
Sgt J. A. Fairley,
P/O H. S. Glinz, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1650LT on an operation to Munich. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Beaufort-en-Argonne. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Grimwood Choke Cooke, pilot, †
Sgt Fred Morrell, flight engineer, †
P/O Arthur Mussendine Camplin, observer, †
P/O B. C. Moore, navigator,
F/Sgt Brian Gordon Louch, wireless operator, †
P/O Bernard Cuthbert Goodwin, air gunner, †
Sgt Michael Reynolds, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1750LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing north of Amsterdam, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Monnickendam. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Stewart Anderson, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Newman Skinner, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Gardner, navigator,
Sgt Frederick Victor Lamb, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Raymond Daniel Wiberg, wireless operator,
Sgt Edwin James Duguid Watt, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald McLay Paterson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1747LT on December 9 on an operation to Torino. While returning to base the following night, it suffered an engine failure and crashed upon landing at RAF Swinderby. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt H. Goodwin, pilot,
Sgt H. D. Lewis,
F/Sgt J. W. Patterson,
Sgt L. S. Hampnett,
Sgt G. Walker,
Sgt S. Smith,
Sgt T. R. Jones, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1725LT on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base, shortly after midnight, it flew through the tops of trees and crashed about 3 km north northeast of RAF Bodney. All seven crew members escaped with various injuries.
Crew:
F/Sgt W. MacFarlane, pilot,
Sgt P. J. Keay,
Sgt J. F. Edwards,
P/O C. F. Williams,
P/O H. S. Glins,
Sgt W. W. Dawson,
Sgt J. V. Rees.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1730LT on a gardening operation. While returning to base in the late evening, the crew encountered extremely poor visibility. While descending to Exeter Airport, the pilot misjudged the approach when the airplane crashed in Honiton, some 17 km northeast of Exeter Airfield. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Paul Campbell, pilot,
Sgt John Leslie Jackson, flight engineer,
Sgt Ernest Humphries Corbett, observer,
Sgt Frank Charles Bunclark, observer,
Sgt Cyril Hugh Coakley, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Edward Bartholomew, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie Littlewood, air gunner.