Netherlands

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to Hamm. Cloud cover over the target area prevented bombing of the primary target at Hamm and the formation diverted to the industrial area of Emden, Germany. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter. The pilot made an emergency landing on a beach at Terschelling Island. Two crew members were killed and eight others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt E. B. Ellis, pilot,
2nd Lt K. H. Futch, copilot,
T/Sgt R. E. Demars, flight engineer,
1st Lt H. M. Dunham, navigator,
T/Sgt Michael T. La Medica, radio operator, †
1st Lt Marvin H. Beiseker Jr., bombardier, †
S/Sgt W. E. Howard, air gunner,
Sgt J. L. Mastroberardino, air gunner,
S/Sgt N. L. Floyd, air gunner,
S/Sgt A. Gaeta, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston on an operation to Hamm. Cloud cover over the target area prevented bombing of the primary target at Hamm and the formation diverted to the industrial area of Emden, Germany. While cruising over the Netherlands, the airplane collided with a Fw.190 which had been shot down and sliced through the right wing of the bomber that entered a spin and crashed into the Waddenzee off Den Helder. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt William K. Davidson, pilot,
Lt Charles W. McMehen, copilot,
2nd Lt John H. Kinsey Jr., navigator,
2nd Lt James W. Bryant, bombardier,
S/Sgt Kermit R. Plaskett, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Jack C. Hickman, radio operator,
S/Sgt Robert L. McKnight, air gunner,
S/Sgt Charles Peterson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Le Roy J. Moyer, air gunner,
S/Sgt Paul E. Heatherly, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 1827LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Benschop. Three crew members were killed and four became PoW.
Crew:
S/L William Clarke, pilot, †
Sgt David James Connearn, flight engineer,
Sgt George Eric Johnson, navigator, †
Sgt John Anthony Lawson, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Thomas William Burke, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald F. Crawley, air gunner,
Sgt John Caldwell Adam, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 1822LT on an operation to Hamburg. While overflying The Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Willeskop, southwest of Utrecht. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew (90th Squadron):
P/O George Douglas MacDougall, pilot,
P/O Gerald Stephens, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Howard Jenkins, flight engineer,
Sgt Claud Gordon Humphrey MacTavish, observer,
Sgt Richard Thompson Williams, navigator,
Sgt George Chirrey Adam, wireless operator,
Sgt Patrick Joseph Egan, air gunner,
F/O Frederick Arthur Parton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1813LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 5 km off Vlieland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Pawel Bolesław Marciniszyn, pilot,
Sgt Walerian Zielinski, pilot,
F/O Stefan Kalina, observer,
Sgt Jozef Karol Matelowski, wireless operator,
Sgt Feliks Lazowski, air gunner,
Sgt Zenon Sienkiewicz, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1803LT on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Drogeham. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt M. Seredyn, pilot,
F/O Edward Lesisz, navigator, †
Sgt Henrik Leon Gzell, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Alfons Kowalski, wireless operator, †
Sgt Bernard Kozlowski, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 1847LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Zoutelande. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Stanley Leonard Treves, pilot,
F/O Peter Clyde Astrosky, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Hargreaves, flight engineer,
F/O George Charles Bellman, navigator,
Sgt John Gallagher, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Henry Yoxall, wireless operator,
Sgt James Trueman Bostock, air gunner,
Sgt George Thomas Kennington, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1815LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed northwest of Nijmegen. A crew was killed and seven others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Aynsley Stuart Forbes, pilot,
Sgt William Robert Lincoln Torrance, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Thomas Lax, flight engineer, †
Sgt George Arthur Howard, navigator,
Sgt Peter Herbert Ward, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edwin Burton Mossman, wireless operator,
Sgt Richardson Knox Hempseed, air gunner,
Sgt Noel Stuart Craddock, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton Saint George at 1834LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Odoornerveen, northwest of Emmen. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jack Douglas Mackenzie, pilot, †
Sgt William Peter Duthie, flight engineer, †
Sgt William Nelson Garnet, navigator,
Sgt Eric Raymond Marquand, bomb aimer,
W/O Raymond Hepton Hill, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Alexander Henry Milton, air gunner,
W/O Lennox Alwin Gonnett, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 1835LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Deelen AFB. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Joseph Dodd, pilot,
Sgt Matthew Bean Holden, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Richard Charles Selby, observer,
W/O Robert John Thomas Lynn, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Frank Campbell Stewart, wireless operator,
Sgt Denis Graham Heath, air gunner,
F/Sgt Howard William Traver, air gunner.