Germany

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2000LT on September 2 on a mine laying operation. While approaching the island of Borkum at a too low altitude, the airplane collided with a sand bank and crashed into the sea. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Logan,
Sgt Richard Brian Olliver,
Sgt John F. Payne,
Sgt John Donald Walshe.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 2 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Wittenberg. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lesley Alexander Robertson, pilot,
Sgt Harry Nutt Unwin, observer,
Sgt Thomas Percy Alexander Riddell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Henry Benjamin Turner, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2050LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Stewart Fraser, pilot, †
P/O John Peter Boston Cushion, observer, †
Sgt Norman Willingham, flight engineer, †
Sgt Denis Slater, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Henry Stroud, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robin Lyell Blia Beare,
Sgt Edward Wilkinson.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2049LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Basdorf, about 22 km north of Berlin. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ross James, pilot, †
Sgt John Kenneth Young, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Edwin Allanson,
Sgt Stewart Richard Arthur,
Sgt Albert Robert Parke Mills,
Sgt Rodney Gordon Mullaly,
Sgt H. S. Oldman.

The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 2030LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. While approaching the target area at low altitude, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (61st Squadron):
W/Cdr George Engebret Valentine, pilot,
F/Lt Alan Bruce Harrison, pilot,
Cpt John Francis Tufnell Barrett,
Sgt Ernest Edward Dowse, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt James Ernest Nicholson, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Walter Duncan Hamer, air gunner,
F/O Lawrence Duckworth, air gunner.

The airplane suffered an engine failure while taking off from Westerland Airport and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were rescued.

The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the city. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Michael Thomas Henry Adams, pilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Joseph Box, observer, †
Sgt Gordon John Poole Hartlett, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gordon Eric Morgan, wireless operator. †

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Cologne. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in a field in Oberkrüchten. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (207th Squadron):
P/O Thomas Roberts Gilderthorp, pilot,
P/O Peter Guy Campbell Wood, pilot, †
Sgt Leonard Charles Parker,
Sgt Ben Akrigg, wireless operator, †
Sgt Reginald Wilfred Gray, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Morrant Cadney, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2101LT on August 29 on an operation to Frankfurt. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L John Oswald Lalor, pilot, †
Sgt Horace James William Newnes, pilot, †
Sgt Michael Reginald Bowes, observer, †
Sgt Frederick Potts,
Sgt Robert Cecil Watchorn.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington in the evening of August 28 on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kaarst, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John William Blakey, pilot,
P/O John Ernest Chilvers, pilot,
Sgt Frank Cecil Child, flight engineer,
P/O Charles Francis Hart, observer,
F/Sgt Alfred Penn, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon Jeoffre Truscott, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Richard Cowin, air gunner.