Syerston AFB

The crew left RAF Swinderby for a local training mission. Enroute, weather conditions worsened and the crew was instructed to divert to RAF Syerston. Few minutes later, the pilot encountered technical problems with the left engine that was shot down and its propeller feathered. On final approach to RAF Syerston, the pilot was forced to make a go around for unknown reason. During its second attempt to land, the aircraft was seen to fly over the airbase at low height with its landing gear down. Suddenly, it bank left and crashed in a field located two miles from the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew (201st Advanced Flying School):
Sgt G. E. Cheesley, pilot,
Sgt P. C. Leach, pilot,
P/O M. W. Clarke, navigator,
Sgt L. J. Herbert, signaller.

While cruising in poor weather conditions, the crew lost radio aids and attempted to make an emergency landing when the twin engine aircraft crashed in a field located near the RAF Syerston. Both occupants were unhurt while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Shortly after lift off, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on a depot. All six crew members were killed and 15 people on the ground as well.
Crew (49th Squadron):
F/O G. F. Elkington, pilot,
F/S C. I. Walker, flight engineer,
F/S L. W. Evans, navigator,
F/S J. W. Petch, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/O H. Macaulay, bombardier,
F/S M. J. C. Garrett, air gunner.
Those killed on the ground were:
AC2 George Henry Brenchley,
AC1 Robert John Clewley,
F/O George Frank Elkington,
F/S Leonard William Evans,
F/S Maurice John Clive Garrett,
SGT Cyril Lesley Hammond,
CPL Haydn Spencer Hancox,
F/O Hugh Macaulay,
LAC Leonard Masterman,
F/S John William Petch,
LAC Frank Plumtree,
LAC James William Rogers,
F/S Cyril Ivan Walker,
F/L Geoffrey Wimpenny,
LAC William Wright.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2259LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. It was badly shot about by the German Flak. While returning to base, it was abandoned by the crew and crashed near Baston. Two crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt D. H. Pearce, pilot,
Sgt A. B. Woodvine, flight engineer,
Sgt Herbert William Beasley, navigator, †
Sgt R. C. Everett, bomb aimer,
Sgt J. Robson, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Lloyd, air gunner, †
Sgt J. Penswick, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2240LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Den Helder, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Alfred Markham Young, pilot,
Sgt John Reginald Hayle, flight engineer,
P/O Peter Edward Bevis, navigator,
F/Sgt Albert William Dickison, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Charles Lucas Mallett, wireless operator,
Sgt George Henry Peel, air gunner,
F/O James Bell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2300LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 2 km off Hippolytushoef, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Stephen George White, pilot,
Sgt Eric Charles Crook, flight engineer,
F/O James Edgar Donald Craigie, navigator,
P/O Gerard William Board Enright, navigator,
Sgt John Frederick Bates, wireless operator,
Sgt Edwin Thomas Harding, air gunner,
F/Sgt Maxwell Birdwood Watt, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2250LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bakermarksedijk. Six crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Eric Winks Davidson, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Cowgill, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Gareth Vaughan Williams, navigator, †
Sgt Edward Whitby Henry Browne, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Albert Francis, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Cecil Horace Sinclair, air gunner, †
W/O Lawson Frederick Spraling, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2245LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer some 20 km northwest of Hardewijk. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter John Page, pilot,
Sgt Edward Ernest Tyler, flight engineer,
F/Sgt James Hancock, navigator,
F/Sgt John Macmillan, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Joseph Pass, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Hiram Edwin Davies, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Charles Welch, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2226LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Pattern, 40 km west of Cologne. Seven crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alan William Pullan, pilot, †
F/O James Rutherford Hutton Bell, †
Sgt Bernard Stanley Bridge, †
Sgt Cecil Thomas Oswald Dudley, navigator, †
F/O Jean Paul Laurin, †
Sgt John Nuttall, †
Sgt Percy Frederick Cottle, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert Stinson Morley, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2240LT on June 14 on an operation to Oberhausen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down a German fighter and crashed near Rozendaal. Seven crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Stewart Brown, pilot, †
Sgt Ewen Cameron McMillan, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Allen Beaton, navigator, †
Sgt Robert Staples Pegg, bomb aimer,
F/O Ernest George Seall, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Frederick James Stoker, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth Wilcock, air gunner, †
Sgt Angus Granger Ballantyne, air gunner. †