Thorney Island AFB

While engaged in a fighter affiliation exercise with two Hawker Typhoons, the crew was forced to take an evasive action when control was lost. From an altitude of 2,000 feet, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Donald Montgomery, pilot,
W/O William James MacKay, navigator,
F/Sgt John Douglas Scott, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John William Whipple, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 2125LT on an anti-shipping operation off the Frisian Islands. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. The observer was killed and three other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Joseph Donald Penn McLeod, pilot,
F/O Clarke Munro Chambers, observer, †
Sgt William Hall Elliott Haddock, wireless operator,
P/O Douglas Henry Wraith, air gunner.

The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Thorney Island. On final approach, one (maybe two) engine lost power. The airplane stalled and crashed in shallow water short of runway. All three crew members escaped with minor injuries and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (86th Squadron):
Sgt John Murray,
P/O Ronald Harwood,
P/O Alfred W. Dungate.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 1709LT on November 20 on an operation to IJmuiden. After midnight, while returning to base, the crew sent a last message while flying in poor weather conditions. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed into the sea off Cape Gris-Nez. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur James Tippett, pilot,
P/O John Joseph Lynn, observer,
Sgt Douglas Lloyd George Millar, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Robert Theodore Sleep, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island to attack enemy convoy off the Dutch coast. While doing so, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea few km off IJmuiden. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Johannes Henricus J. van Loon, pilot,
F/O R. de Boer, observer,
Sgt J. F. Mijsberg, wireless operator,
A2c H. Jongman, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Pointe des Espagnols, southwest of Brest. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Desmond Stuart Bow, pilot,
P/O Douglas Murray Stein, pilot,
F/O John Wheatley Goldsmith Potter, observer,
Sgt Leonard Kitchener Newman, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Malcolm Tookey, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Arthur Young, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1440LT on an operation to Le Havre. Hit by the German Flak over the target area, it subsequently crashed upon landing after it diverted to RAF Thorney Island. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Barker, pilot,
F/Sgt Attwood, observer,
Sgt Hastings, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leuchars on a flight to RAF Thorney Island with an intermediate stop at RAF Worthy Down. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Francis Henry Wilkinson, pilot,
F/Sgt Jack Adrian Colin London, observer,
P/O Cedric Hubert Owen Priest, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 1610LT on 'Operation Fuller'. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the North Sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Thomas Ivor Mathewson, pilot,
F/O William Henry Stephens, observer,
F/Sgt Ronald Ernest Howett, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Young, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 1420 on 'Operation Fuller'. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed off the Schouwen-Duiveren Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur John Heneage Finch, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Henry Leeds Jackson, observer,
Sgt David Yule Fyfe, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas McNeill, air gunner.