Germany

Shortly after takeoff from Berlin-Gatow Airport, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogfr Christian Stempfle, pilot,
Fw Karl Strömel, mechanic.

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2322LT on June 5 on an operation to Essen. South of Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wanheim-Angerhausen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Roy Braham Harris, pilot,
Sgt John Easting, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Frank Donald Lindsay, observer,
Sgt Jack Parris, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Dennis England, wireless operator,
Sgt John Spring Flockhart, air gunner,
Sgt Nicholas Henry Kortright, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2314LT on June 5 on an operation to Essen. After passing the Dutch/German border, it collided with another RAF Wellington registered DV699. Out of control, it entered a dive and crashed in Geldern, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Edward Arthur Smith, pilot,
Sgt Guy Hesketh Chamberlin, pilot,
F/O Alexander Klinniburgh, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Buchanan, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert McCrae, air gunner,
P/O Dudley Ellis, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 2308LT on June 5 on an operation to Essen. After passing the Dutch/German border, it collided with another RAF Wellington registered X3339. Out of control, it entered a dive and crashed in Geldern. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Walter McDonald Morison, pilot,
Sgt William Lyall Edmond Traquair, observer, †
Sgt Ernest Desmond Walters, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Edward Pringle Grieve, air gunner, †
Sgt John Harry Coxon, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2259LT on June 5 on an operation to Essen. Approaching Bonn, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Liblar. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Patrick George Rochford, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Eric Shannon, observer,
F/O Edward Basil Hamilton Openshaw, navigator, †
W/O Edward Arthur Stubley,
Sgt Llewelyn Clifford Matthias, wireless operator, †
Sgt Austin Grant Hunter, air gunner,
F/O Richard Norwood Speer, air gunner.

In unknown circumstances, the three engine airplane impacted trees and crashed in a hilly and wooded terrain near Erkerode. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Bruno Walther, pilot, †
Oblt Joachim Förster, observer,
Fw Georg Grübler, observer, †
Uffz Kolberg, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Störr, mechanic. †

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Süstedt, some 27 km southeast of Bremen. Five crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald John Finch, pilot, †
W/O William Wall, pilot, †
Sgt Sidney Edgar Saunders, flight engineer, †
Sgt Edward Docherty, observer, †
Sgt Jack Frederick Peter Knight,
W/O Leonard Stanley Hill,
Sgt James Henry Spinks, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt James McDade Brown, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2315LT on June 3 on an operation to Bremen. Over Germany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed nearby the Bad Zwischenahn Airfield. Six crew members were killed and a seventh occupant became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Robert Earle Archibald, pilot, †
Sgt Peter Holmes, flight engineer,
Sgt Ian Frank Pratt, navigator, †
F/Sgt David Lorimer, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Jack Lewis Wallis, wireless operator, †
F/Lt George Liddell Caruthers Beattie, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Maurice Hamilton Denison, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Bourn on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Norman John Edwards, pilot, †
P/O Laurence Alan Edward Osbon,
Sgt Frederick Ralph Arthan, wireless operator, †
Sgt William George Cormack, air gunner, †
P/O Kenneth Edward Steel Muggleton.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2300LT on June 3 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flakd and crashed in Adelheide, some 16 km southwest of Bremen. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Thomas Reader Russel Wood, pilot, †
Sgt John Wynn Chapman, pilot, †
Sgt Leonard John Howe, observer, †
Sgt Maurice John Morris Davies, wireless operator, †
Sgt Benjamin Francis Wischusen, air gunner, †
P/O Horace Basil Pearce, air gunner.