Vickers 406 Wellington II

The airplane departed Kairouan, Tunisia, on an operation to the island of Pantelleria. Approaching the target area, it was badly shot about by the German Flak. The pilot elected to return to base but was forced to ditch the airplane off the island. Five crew members were killed and the pilot was rescued two days later by destroyer HMS Lookout.
Crew:
P/O Francis Earl McLaren, pilot,
F/Sgt Leonard Reginald Brennan, copilot, †
Sgt Frank Edward Bobby, navigator, †
Sgt Roland Osborne Charles Harris, wireless operator, †
Sgt Derek James Aspinall Robson, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Trevor William Robert Jones, air gunner. †

The crew departed RAF Cottesmore at 0200LT on a night cross country navigation flight. About 30 minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the port propeller came off. The airplane was abandoned by the crew and crashed in Langtoft. All crew members parachuted to safety. Sgt Ryan was the only injury, breaking his ankle on landing.

Shortly after takeoff from RAF Wickenby, while climbing to a height of 200 feet at a speed of 120 mph, the starboard engine failed. The pilot reduced his altitude and made a gear up landing in a pasture. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/O E. F. May, pilot +4.

The airplane departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh on a training exercise. While cruising at an unauthorized low altitude, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in Gerlan. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Leake Grayson, pilot,
F/O Dennis Walter Hogg, navigator,
F/O Robinson Stables, navigator,
Sgt Robert Noel Braithwaite, wireless operator,
F/O Eric Frank Chatterton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 1734LT to lay mines in the Hawthorne area. In the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Langtoft. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt K. R. W. Simmonds, pilot,
Sgt K. Bowes, navigator,
F/Sgt John Percy Standfast, bomb aimer, †
Sgt G. W. Fisher, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Walter Yapp, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2003LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. In the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Herbert Howard Lloyd Pryce, pilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Thomas James Barnicott,
Sgt James Walter Gunning,
Sgt Clifford Owen Howard,
F/Sgt William Francis Keatley.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0025LT on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Barrien, some 15 km south of Bremen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hubert Richard Feast, pilot,
Sgt Frank Logan, observer,
Sgt William Arthur Thompson, navigator,
Sgt John Bishop, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Henry Waters, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2031LT on September 8 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nackenheim, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt William Charles Budd, observer,
Sgt Howard Flavell, air gunner,
F/O Charles Henry Doyle Moseley,
F/Sgt Ronald Gerard McCauley,
F/O Herbert James Thomson.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0053LT on an operation to Duisburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed near the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Mather Dunlop, pilot,
P/O Robin Alexander Ainslie, navigator,
P/O William George Elby, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Allan Squires Millis, wireless operator,
Sgt Montague Ernest Wheatcroft, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0025LT on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the Dutch coast, the crew encountered engine problems and decided to return to base. Despite getting rid of the bomb load, height could not be maintained and the airplane crashed at 0230LT into the North Sea some 32 km off Cromer. Four crew members were killed and the pilot was rescued.
Crew:
Sgt T. C. Smith, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Bland, †
F/Sgt Russel Wilbert Lewis Mills, †
P/O Arthur Sidney Needham, †
Sgt Frank Smith. †