Waddington AFB

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 29 on a mine laying operation in the Willows area of the Baltic. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Stetin, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Laurance Walter Goalen, pilot,
Sgt James Victor Redshaw, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan Gilbert Boughtwood, observer,
Sgt Donald Patrick Shanley, observer,
F/Sgt David Bruce Paton, wireless operator,
Sgt Vincent Joseph Louis Lebano, air gunner,
Sgt John Edwin Watts, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 23 on an operation to Wismar. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Cyril James McKeen, pilot,
Sgt James John Watson, flight engineer,
Sgt George Brothwell, observer,
Sgt Terence Eugene Donnelly, observer,
Sgt Albert James Jarvis Brooks, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Thomas Ramsden, air gunner,
Sgt Albert Victor Riggs, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 23 on an operation to Wismar. Over the Smålandsfarvandet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Vejrø Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Owen Beamish White, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey William Ardern Higson, flight engineer,
F/O Harry Francis Burton Smith, navigator,
F/Sgt James Alexander Beaton, wireless operator,
Sgt James Cornwall Gray, wireless operator,
Sgt John Wallace Henry, air gunner,
Sgt Noel Henry Crozier, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2225LT on September 23 on an operation to Wismar. While passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed near Madum. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/O William Snowden Gregory, air gunner,
Sgt William Valentine Richards,
Sgt Graham Houghton Roberts,
Sgt Albert Charles Stockley,
Sgt Charles Victor Thurley,
Sgt John Bruce Vardy,
Sgt J. W. Hargreaves.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 19 on an operation to Munich. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the forest of Mormal near Locquignol. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Herbert Day, pilot, †
Sgt Unich Edward Thomas Burford, air gunner, †
Sgt Charles McGough, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Michael Joseph Glynn, air gunner, †
Sgt Charles Fleming Churchill,
Sgt Lionel George Wildey,
Sgt J. Downie.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 19 on an operation to Munich. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Gauting. Six crew members were killed and an air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Lewis Boyd Haward, pilot, †
Sgt Frank Hamer, flight engineer, †
W/O Joseph Camillus MacDonald, observer, †
P/O Howard Houston Burton, wireless operator, †
W/O Harold Jason Thurston, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ewart Wright, air gunner, †
Sgt Mark Leonard Douglas, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 18 on a mine laying operation in the Gironde Estuary (Deordars). It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Bay of Biscay. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt J. Beattie,
Sgt J. Cliffe,
Sgt J. R. Locke,
Sgt A. F. Bentley,
Sgt F. Walters,
Sgt A. K. Wigley,
Sgt J. W. Drinkwater.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 16 on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Angermund, north of Düsseldorf Airport. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt K. B. Hobbs,
Sgt G. Dennison,
Sgt D. W. Constance,
Sgt T. H. Kidd,
Sgt M. Hull,
Sgt D. O. R. Dawson,
Sgt A. H. Jones.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 16 on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O L. J. Musselwhite,
Sgt J. Hall,
Sgt W. Hunt,
F/Sgt William Oliver Snow,
Sgt R. S. Morton,
Sgt S. V. Miles,
F/Sgt Maurice Emanuel Buechler.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2320LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field located in Emst. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
F/O C. T. Holland, pilot, †
Sgt A. L. Goodyer, flight engineer,
Sgt R. E. Williams, observer, †
Sgt D. N. Huntley, wireless operator, †
Sgt P. C. Murphy, air gunner, †
F/Sgt G. L. Fiddler, air gunner, †
F/O C. H. Lovegrove, air gunner. †