Waddington AFB

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1720LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hackfort, west of Vorden. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Dick Foote, pilot,
Sgt Maxwell Wilson Stephenson, pilot,
Sgt Munro McKenzie, navigator,
Sgt William Thomas McLennan, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Mitchell, wireless operator,
Sgt Patrick George Brogan, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Kilpatrick Wardrop, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1732LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Velp, in the east suburb of Arnhem. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Douglas Herbert Scott Lonsdale, pilot,
Sgt Albert Thomas Riley, flight engineer,
F/O Kenneth Read Smith, navigator,
Sgt James Ivor Morris, bomb aimer,
W/O Robert Richmond Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Douglas Smitherman, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert Lloyd Dickie, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1734LT on an operation to Munich. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rothschwaige, in the south suburb of Dachau. Six crew members were killed and one parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Edward Fenwicke-Clennell, pilot, †
F/Sgt Jack Passmore Warren, navigator, †
P/O Robert Guy Clarkson, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Peter Myram Slater, flight engineer,
P/O John Alexander Wilson Moffat, wireless operator, †
Sgt Jack Hilton Baker, air gunner, †
F/Sgt John Frederick Edwards, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1802LT on an operation to Munich. In the evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bad Rappenau. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Denzil Francis Heriz Biggane, pilot, †
Sgt William Imrie, flight engineer, †
Sgt James Bernard Goulette,
F/Sgt Henry Richard Sanders,
F/Sgt Kenneth Neville Read, wireless operator, †
Sgt Henry Clifford Pont, air gunner, †
Sgt Richard Cook, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Waddington a 1800LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Den Hout. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John William Tyreman, pilot,
Sgt John Sykes, flight engineer,
F/O James William Lynes, navigator,
Sgt Harold Burrows Stokes, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harry George Ford, wireless operator,
Sgt James Hill, air gunner,
Sgt George Clive Wing, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the late afternoon on an operation to Duisburg. In the late evening, while returning to base, it was approaching the airfield when it collided with a second RAF Lancaster registered W4182 that was also returning to base with a crew of seven on board. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed north of the airbase. All 14 crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O George Donald McCready, pilot,
P/O Anthony Charles Elger, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan James Easton, navigator,
Sgt Richard Ivor Gunter, bomb aimer,
P/O Vincent Noel Giri, wireless operator,
Sgt Colin Harmston, air gunner,
Sgt Edward Jackson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the late afternoon on an operation to Duisburg. In the late evening, while returning to base, it was approaching the airfield when it collided with a second RAF Lancaster registered W4259 that was also returning to base with a crew of seven on board. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed north of the airbase. All 14 crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Leslie Charles Hazell, pilot,
Sgt Edward Arthur Gardiner, flight engineer,
Sgt William Thomas Miller, navigator,
Sgt Charles Harry Sidney Brooks, wireless operator,
Sgt Hubert Thomas Tatley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Emrys Frederick Sharples, air gunner,
Sgt Eric Wilson Walker, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Nienburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crash in Ypecolsga, killing all seven crew members.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Glen Dening, pilot,
Sgt John Arthur Callan, flight engineer,
Sgt Gordon Bowden Wilkinson, observer,
F/O Maurice Alfred Nias, observer,
Sgt Leonard George Powell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Edward Croal, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Mcbain James Stark, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1703LT on an operation to Cloppenburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bekhausen. A crew was killed and six others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Elliot Richmond Aldridge,
Sgt Leslie Britton Holmes,
Sgt John Richard Lord,
Sgt Alexander Stoddart MacKinley,
Sgt Albert Willis,
F/Sgt William Harvey Penn, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1712LT on an operation to Diepholz. Over Germany, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed south of Grafeld, near the road to Ohrte. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Colin Frederick Allen, pilot, †
Sgt Charles Henry Nadin, flight engineer, †
F/O Laurence George Newman, navigator, †
Sgt Charles William Dickens, wireless operator, †
Sgt Herbert Victor Brown,
Sgt James Michael Terence O'Neill,
F/Lt Charles Guthrie Shields Bain, air gunner. †