Bombing

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1848LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base, it crashed near RAF Woolfox Lodge and was destroyed. Six crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
Sgt George Rolling Taylor, pilot, †
F/Sgt Keith Lauchlan Campbell, †
Sgt John Emil Partos, †
Sgt Arthur Marlow, †
Sgt K. C. Smith,
Sgt Richard Hubert Lewis, air gunner. †

Crashed almost immediately after takeoff, running into the rear of another Wellington that had been forced to abort its take off. One crew member was injured.
Crew:
P/O J. H. Waterfield, pilot,
Sgt A. Matthews,
P/O C. F. Woods,
Sgt E. E. Eaton,
Sgt S. L. Fawcett, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 1902LT on an operation to Cologne. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt William Booker Kenny, pilot,
Sgt Jack Bunce,
F/Sgt John Dunham Correll,
Sgt Donald Armitage Travis,
Sgt Cyril Petherbridge,
Sgt Thomas Ithel James,
Sgt Ronald Noel Vaisey, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak. The engine n°4 caught fire then the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt John T. Swais,
1st Lt Harry O. Green,
2nd Lt Ralston E. Bixler,
2nd Lt Cassius Brandenburg,
S/Sgt Robert A. De Barbrie,
S/Sgt Herbert E. Fisher,
S/Sgt Gregg Nesemeier,
S/Sgt Arthur A. Sullivan,
T/Sgt Everett Gause,
T/Sgt Walter E. Gilroy.

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to Bremen. Because the target area was overcast, the crew diverted to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base and flying along the Frisian Islands, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Beman E. Smith, pilot,
1st Lt Thomas A. Stricker, copilot,
1st Lt Thor V. Arnkil, navigator,
S/Sgt Chester L. Moran, bombardier,
S/Sgt James H. Sullivan, radio operator,
T/Sgt Benjamin F. Ward, air gunner,
S/Sgt Robert V. Gossage, air gunner,
S/Sgt Frank W. Dobinski, air gunner,
Sgt Douglas H. Smith, air gunner,
T/Sgt John F. Grimes, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Flying between the Frisian Islands and Heligoland Island, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Isaac D. Benson, pilot,
2nd Lt Martin L. Mjellem, copilot,
2nd Lt Stanley Waliszewski, navigator,
2nd Lt Leo L. Winters, bombardier,
S/Sgt Paul I. Kleinschrodt, flight engineer,
S/Sgt William J. Peteritas, radio operator,
Sgt William D. Hise, air gunner,
S/Sgt Ward S. Johnson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Austin W. Routhier, air gunner,
S/Sgt Charles F. Jackson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1900LT on an operation to Nuremberg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Neunhof, about 8 km north northwest of Nuremberg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Donald Joseph Curtin, pilot,
F/O Reginald John Frederick Windsor, pilot,
P/O Antony Frederick Lear, navigator,
S/Lt Patrick Myles McGrath, bomb aimer,
Sgt Vincent Edward Jack, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Rigby, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Owen Court, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bottesford at 1946LT on an operation to Nuremberg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Weisendorf, some 25 km northwest of Nuremberg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Maxwell Phillip Stewart, pilot,
Sgt Robert McKenzie Wylie, flight engineer,
F/Lt Oscar Gladwin Rowcroft, navigator,
Sgt Edward O'Kane, observer,
W/O Robert Stanley Woolley, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Wiggins, air gunner,
W/O Joseph Louis Bernard Larin, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Skellingthorpe on an operation to Nuremberg. After bombing, the crew was returning home when the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. All seven crew members bailed out. Four parachuted to safety and became PoW while three others were killed - two died after their parachutes failed to open and a third was shot.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Ashley Yates, pilot, †
Sgt H. C. May,
W/O Harry Siddell Peel,
Sgt Francis Robert Anton,
Sgt Arthur Cave McBay, wireless operator, †
F/O Ambury Newton Jarvis, air gunner, †
Sgt David Allan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1950LT on an operation to Ludwigshafen. Approaching the target area at an altitude of 4,000 metres, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Maudach. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Alexander Stevenson Elder, pilot,
F/O Murray Kerr Sexton, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Roy Johnson, flight engineer,
F/O George Howard Wheeler, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Herbert Hogarth, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Stanley Fayle, wireless operator,
W/O Robert Stanley Hannah, air gunner,
W/O Percy Gordon Williams, air gunner.