Wyton AFB

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2031LT on March 11 on an operation to Stuttgart. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sogny-en-l'Angle. Two crew members were killed, two evaded and three became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Norman Alexander John Mackie, pilot,
Sgt Ralph Henderson, flight engineer,
F/Lt Allan MacPherson Ogilvie, navigator,
F/Sgt William Eric Barrett, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Lewis Edward James Humber, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alexander Lynch, air gunner, †
Sgt Kenneth William Chipchase, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1917LT on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the target area, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L David Alston Johnstone McClure, pilot,
Sgt James MacFarlane, flight engineer,
F/Lt Orville Ray Waterbury, navigator,
P/O Derek Graham Lovell, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Percy John Musk, wireless operator,
F/Lt Alexander Fraser MacQueen, air gunner,
P/O Llewellyn Edgar Warren, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1943LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Hindeloopen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Henry Albert Partridge, pilot,
Sgt Roy Oswald Fulton, flight engineer,
F/O Leonard William Sprackling, navigator,
Sgt H. Fell, bomb aimer,
Sgt J. M. Freshwater, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Desmond Dinnis, air gunner,
Sgt J. L. Organ, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1845LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Sylvester Danahy, pilot,
Sgt Clarence Edgar Tanner, flight engineer,
P/O John McCartney, navigator,
F/Sgt Charles Thomas Clifton, bomb aimer,
W/O Glen Howard Corrie, wireless operator,
Sgt John Henry McKenna, air gunner,
F/O Francis Arthur Mallett Shooter, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1935LT on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Mönchengladbach, some 47 km northwest of Cologne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Samuel Robinson, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Alfred Hayes, flight engineer,
P/O Derrick Norrington, navigator,
W/O Mark David Willis Hambrook, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt John Harold Henderson, wireless operator,
S/L Ernest Robert Simpson, air gunner,
Sgt Wallace Anthony Ringe, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1816LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Lt John Alexander Bright Twice, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Edmond Schildknecht,
P/O John Kenneth Ridley,
F/Sgt John McAllister,
F/O Joseph Sydney Holmes,
F/Sgt Raymond Leslie Merrett,
F/Sgt Leslie Knill, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1707LT on an operation to Berlin. Believed to have been shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Kiel. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt A. J. G. Timmins, pilot,
F/O Angus Mackay Murray, †
Sgt George Albert Newman, †
Sgt L. Goldwyn,
Sgt James Sidney Atkin, †
Sgt Ronald William Read, †
Sgt Joseph Martin, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Wyton for a special operation supporting Oboe equipped Mosquitoes. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Ravenstein, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Leonard Thomas Jackson, pilot,
F/Sgt David Smith, flight engineer,
F/Lt James McMillan, navigator,
W/O Basil Eldon Hargrove, observer,
F/Sgt Kenneth Chadwick Taylor, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leslie Robert Brettle, air gunner,
Sgt Daniel Crossthwaite, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1824LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wedau, south of Duisburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Jack Marchant, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Norman Powell, flight engineer,
F/Lt Fenton Charles Oldmeadow, navigator,
P/O Kenneth Edward Edwards, bomb aimer,
P/O Jack Phipp, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Richard Leslie Romig, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Edward Smith, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1810LT on an operation to Stuttgart. While returning to base the following night and crossing the Normandy coast, it was shot down by the German Flak. It was ditched into The Channel and was lost. Six crew members were rescued and became PoW and one was killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Norman Williams, pilot,
F/Lt George Major Bishop, observer,
F/O Jack Russell Bushby,
F/Sgt Charles Herbert Crawley,
F/Sgt Graham Lamprey Davies,
F/Sgt Thomas Rodham Armstrong, †
P/O Olaf Cecil Yves Lambert, air gunner.