Bombing

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1721LT on an operation to Essen. After passing the Dutch coast, it suffered an explosion and crashed in Wieringerwerf. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Raymond Harry Bird, pilot,
Sgt John Davis, flight engineer,
F/O Harold John Robert Tickle, navigator,
Sgt George John Inglis, bomb aimer,
W/O Robert James Kee, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Clifford Gait, air gunner,
P/O Leslie George Gunning, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth in the morning on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. Seven crew members were killed and three others became PoW. The ball turret gunner, though suffering shrapnel wounds, was thrown from the wreckage without his parachute at 20,000 feet, lost consciousness due to altitude, free fell and plunged through a glass roof of the Saint-Nazaire station. He was found alive but with serious injuries tangled in the steel roof girders of the railway station. Saved by German medical care, he spent the rest of war in prison camps.
Crew:
1st Lt Arthur Irwin Adams, pilot, †
2nd Lt Gene Adam Witterstetter, copilot, †
T/Sgt Dennis C. Hart, mechanic, †
T/Sgt Alfred Morris Union, radio operator, †
2nd Lt Glen Marshall Herrington, navigator,
2nd Lt Michael Lawrence Libonati Jr., bomb aimer, †
S/Sgt Edward William Durant, air gunner, †
Sgt Marvin L. Milam, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Alan Eugene Magee, air gunner,
S/Sgt James Ira Gordon, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 10 km south of Le Croisic. Seven crew members were killed and three others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Frank Andrew Saunders, pilot,
2nd Lt Leonard W. Kirk, copilot, †
S//Sgt Lloyd E. Wagner, flight engineer, †
2nd Lt Oscar Franklin Forester Jr., navigator,
T/Sgt Walter M. Clevenger, radio operator, †
2nd Lt Norman Kossis, bomb aimer, †
S/Sgt Russell O. Chitwood, air gunner, †
Sgt Howard A. High, air gunner, †
Sgt Rufus C. Litton, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Leif Harald Hoklin, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn at 0900LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Over the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 12 km off Noirmoutier Island. Nine crew members were killed and one was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt William M. Anderson, pilot, †
1st Lt James L. Lee, copilot, †
T/Sgt Rex O. Barker, mechanic, †
1st Lt John Henry Roten, navigator,
S/Sgt Anthony C. McCauley, radio operator, †
1st Lt Lyle G. Karnath, bomb aimer, †
T/Sgt Robert E. Marrer, air gunner, †
S/Sgt La Vern A. Senn, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Herman Odegard, air gunner, †
Sgt Richard Q. Flint, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off the city. All 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt James B. Clark, pilot,
2nd Lt Paul Bouton Jr.,copilot,
2nd Lt Charles E. Hoffman, navigator,
S/Sgt Leroy W. Wilder, radio operator,
2nd Lt Don W. Lusk Jr., bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Brunnet, air gunner,
S/Sgt George F. Hall Jr., air gunner,
Sgt Jonathan S. Land, air gunner,
T/Sgt Thomas J. Reino, air gunner,
S/Sgt Merlyn D. Rukes, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter, exploded in the air and crashed into the sea off the city. All 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt William H. Goetz, pilot,
Maj Charles C. Sheridan, copilot,
2nd Lt Robert L. Madrid, navigator,
T/Sgt Joseph H. Walters, radio operator,
2nd Lt Robert W. Smith, bomb aimer,
Sgt Merel D. Bradley, air gunner,
Sgt Martin F. McDonald, air gunner,
Sgt Walter E. Runge, air gunner,
S/Sgt Donald H. Rutt, air gunner,
T/Sgt James F. Shelly, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter. Some crew members bailed out then the airplane crash landed near Guérande and was destroyed. Four crew members were killed and six others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt James Mencill Ferguson, pilot,
2nd Lt John Bridge Elliott, copilot,
T/Sgt Charles Albert Edinger, mechanic,
S/Sgt Richard Gordon Hackworth, radio operator,
2nd Lt Donald R. Greene, navigator, †
1st Lt Robert T. Levy, bomb aimer, †
S/Sgt Rupert W. Arnold, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Earl Kerbow, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Robert L. Kingen, air gunner,
S/Sgt James Victor Loving, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Shipdham on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel and crash landed near RAF Aberporth. The airplane was destroyed and all 11 crew members were rescued.
Crew:
2nd Lt J. B. Long,
2nd Lt J. F. McCormick,
2nd Lt L. O. Frazier,
2nd Lt W. A. Frazee,
T/Sgt C. Littell,
T/Sgt L. R. Winter,
S/Sgt S. L. Weiser,
S/Sgt D. C. McGinnis,
S/Sgt R. C. Laurence,
S/Sgt W. C. Crigger,
S/Sgt C. P. Hammond.

The airplane departed RAF Shipdham on an operation in Saint-Nazaire. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel and crashed in Dreenhill, southwest of Haverfordwest. Three crew members were killed and seven others were injured.
Crew:
1st Lt Thomas Gerald Deavenport, †
1st Lt Roy B. Erwin Jr., †
2nd Lt Clark E. Swanson, †
2nd Lt J. J Gavin,
S/Sgt H. V. Simmons,
S/Sgt T. A. Laskowski,
Sgt D. O. Perry,
Sgt L. O. McCarthy,
Sgt G. L. Kelsey,
Sgt R. J. Reasoner.

The airplane departed Deelen AFB on an operation to Hull. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed for unknown reasons into the IJsselmeer of Hardewijk. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt H. Guul, pilot,
Ogfr W. Bendfeld, observer,
Uffz H. Lehmann, radio operator,
Gefr H. Baacke, air gunner.