Syerston AFB

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1925LT on October 15 on an operation to Cologne. Shortly after completing the attack, and while flying at an altitude of 17,000 feet over the target area, the bomber was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Three crew members were killed and four parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O T. B. Crowfoot, pilot, †
Sgt E. J. C. High,
P/O A. S. Meara,
P/O A. L. Dickinson,
F/O P. D. Smale, †
Sgt R. E. Christy,
Sgt D. C. Ward. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1900LT on October 15 on an operation to Cologne. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in the target area. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt C. E. Hill, pilot,
Sgt C. B. Horne,
F/Sgt J. H. Brooks,
F/Sgt B. G. Stretch,
Sgt J. E. Bellamy,
Sgt R. J. Emms,
Sgt E. A. Blake.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1900LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Homoet. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Edward Ferguson White, pilot,
P/O Raymond Keith Marshall, observer, †
Sgt Jack Gaffney,
Sgt William Robert Piercy,
Sgt John Pierce Wilson,
Sgt David Douglas Garbett, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas Leonard Hill Piddock, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1915LT on October 13 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in hilly terrain about 18 km north of Helsmley. Three crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Henry Ernest Game, pilot, †
F/O Leonard Charles Robert Leach, observer, †
Sgt H. Scattergood,
Sgt L. S. Hamblett,
Sgt E. C. Hawkins,
Sgt Ronald Court, wireless operator, †
Sgt E. T. Lund, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1802LT on an operation to Wismar. It is believed that it crashed near the target area. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Howard Rawlins, pilot, †
Sgt Raymond Albert Wilfred Hacker, flight engineer, †
Sgt Terence McKerrow, navigator,
Sgt Alan Dabbs, †
Sgt Frederick Verdun Dacey, †
Sgt Kent Oswald Thompson Summerville, †
Sgt Sydney Harold Parker, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1915LT on an operation to Aachen. It returned early and crashed at 2015LT while trying to land at RAF Langar. A fire broke out, and later their was an explosion, which completely wrecked the Lancaster. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt G. P. Lace, pilot,
Sgt F. E. Burgess,
P/O W. M. Burnside,
Sgt J. R. Bradshaw,
Sgt L. H. Chester,
Sgt H. T. Adams,
Sgt J. T. Hunt.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1850LT on an operation to Krefeld. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Three crew members were killed and four others parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ernest Rex Butterworth, pilot, †
Sgt Alfred Stanley Hatt, flight engineer,
F/O Charles Jack Osmond, observer, †
Sgt Eric Jonathan 'Bob' Marsh, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Peter John Pitchford, wireless operator, †
P/O Hector Jerese Henry, air gunner,
Sgt Alexander Kinnear, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1850LT on an operation to Krefeld. Due to unknown technical problems, the crew was forced to return to base but eventually diverted to RAF Newton where the airplane crashed on landing, bursting into flames. All seven crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
F/Lt W. N. Whamond, pilot,
Sgt J. P. Humphreys,
F/Sgt E. G. Cunningham,
Sgt J. R. Hanson,
Sgt B. E. Sutton,
Sgt E. R. Clarke.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1805LT on an operation to Wismar. Over Rostock, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Sildemow, about 5 km south southeast of Rostock. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Geoffrey Ernest Dale, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald William Cadman, flight engineer, †
Sgt George Francis Dare, navigator, †
Sgt Stuart Gordon Bartells, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Ronald Sydney Cole, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Harry Robert Williamson, air gunner, †
Sgt Harold Hewitt, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1745LT on an operation to Wismar. Almost immediately after the bomber cleared the runway, the immersion switch on the dinghy activated, causing the equipment to break from its stowage and foul the tailplane. A shallow dive commenced and the bomber crashed hit the ground 1,5 km northeast of Gunthorpe. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L George Ernest Weston, pilot,
Sgt Frederick George Bellchambers, flight engineer,
P/O George Alan Hawes, navigator,
Sgt John McFadyen Ramsay, bomb aimer,
F/O Joseph Edward Hanson, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Machin Robinson, air gunner,
P/O Lloyd George Gallaway, air gunner.