Waddington AFB

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Nienburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Üdinghausen-Warringhof, 16 southeast of Osnabrück. Two crew members were killed and five became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Robert Michell, pilot,
Sgt John Kenneth Alger,
Sgt Harry Brown,
Sgt Edward Herbert Bundy,
F/Sgt George Thomas Graham,
F/Sgt John Kinghorn, air gunner, †
F/Sgt William George Sheppard, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the afternoon on an operation to Nienburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Den Hoorn. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Lawrence Gerard Lyons McNamara, pilot, †
Sgt George Alan Read, flight engineer,
F/O James William Loree, observer, †
F/O Raymond Norman McCleery, observer, †
Sgt Kenneth Robert MacLeod, wireless operator, †
Sgt Geoffrey Beckett, air gunner, †
Sgt Gordon William Jones, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1741LT on an operation to Torino. After passing Melun, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Marolles-sur-Seine. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Lawrence Henry Jordan, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Frederick Walter Jones, flight engineer,
Sgt Eric Charles Percy Newton, navigator,
Sgt Allan William Albert Robinson, navigator,
Sgt Kevin Fenton Neville, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Maurice Rimscha, air gunner,
Sgt Henry John Warburton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Stuttgart. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into The Channel, or maybe the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O S. R. Young, pilot,
Sgt E. A. Waters,
Sgt C. A. Weymouth,
Sgt T. W. Brock,
Sgt W. K. D. Page,
F/O D. J. Appleton,
F/Sgt J. G. R. Tough, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1805LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ramelsloh, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald Easom, pilot,
Sgt Victor Herbert Cusden, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Leslie Henry Fox, navigator,
Sgt Joseph Obbard, navigator,
Sgt Oswald Reynolds Shepperson, air gunner,
Sgt Rufus Isaacs Gruber, air gunner,
Sgt Vallantine Jack Lee, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1753LT on November 7 on an operation to Genoa. While returning to base the following night, on final approach to base, it collided with a RAF Lancaster registered R5916 that was also attempting to land on the same airfield. Both airplanes crashed near the airfield, killing all 14 crew members in both airplanes.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Joseph McDonald, pilot,
Sgt John William Bowes, flight engineer,
W/O Donald Leonard Grimes, navigator,
Sgt Nichol Curd, wireless operator,
W/O Douglas Dunbar Low, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond Gwilym Gwyn Anthony, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Charles Perchard, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1746LT on November 7 on an operation to Genoa. While returning to base the following night, on final approach to base, it collided with a RAF Lancaster registered W4265 that was also attempting to land on the same airfield. Both airplanes crashed near the airfield, killing all 14 crew members in both airplanes.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Alexander Mackenzie, pilot,
Sgt James John Taaffe, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Thomas John Adams, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Reuben Billington, navigator,
Sgt Roy Ernest Werren, wireless operator,
Sgt David John Wicks, air gunner,
Sgt Herbert Richard Willacy, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Osnabrück. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the city. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Ian Adam Stewart, pilot,
Sgt Charles Duncan Shepherd, flight engineer,
F/O Patrick Hugh Ryan, observer,
F/Sgt Claude Henry Rufus Leyshon, wireless operator,
P/O Charles Hanbury Williams, wireless operator,
P/O John Edward Corrie, air gunner,
F/Sgt Leonard Harry Mutter, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Osnabrück and later crashed in unknown circumstances in Klosterholte. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew.
P/O V. G. Miers,
Sgt G. H. Craig,
F/Lt H. L. Fenn,
Sgt Eric H. Hucklesby,
P/O D. L. Cowling,
Sgt J. Burke, †
Sgt Roy Baird Gadson. †

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1800LT on an operation to Wismar. Over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Skallingen, off Esbjerg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O James Douglas Vernon Stewart Stephens, pilot,
Sgt Norman Edwin Dowden, flight engineer,
F/O John Edmond Tate, observer,
F/Sgt Paul Hereford, observer,
F/Sgt Charles Gerard Nugent, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Emslie Wallace Williamson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Herbert Reginald Rowe, air gunner.