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The airplane was engaged in an anti submarine operation off Lorient. Flying along the French coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Pointe de Landunvez. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Floyd E. Love, pilot,
2nd Lt Kent H. Wolfsen, copilot,
T/Sgt Raymond N. Kirkendoll, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Roland B. Digman, radio operator,
2nd Lt Francis J. Wachel, navigator,
2nd Lt Laurence Goreski, bomb aimer,
S/Sgt Raymond E. Bandy, air gunner,
Sgt Larry C. de Bruin, air gunner,
Sgt Robert E. Joyce, air gunner,
S/Sgt Peter G. Galarza, air gunner.

The crew was performing a local training flight at Quimper Airfield when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Arno von Heinburg, pilot,
Uffz Manfred Gesenberg, observer,
Obgfr Kurt Schwarz, radio operator.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Flying off Brittany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 3 km off Ushant Island. Nine crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW and one was killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Ralph J. Gaston, pilot,
2nd Lt Don Herbert Eldredge, copilot,
T/Sgt Lester D. Quandt, mechanic,
Sgt John Daniels Jones, radio navigator,
2nd Lt James Otay Walker, navigator,
2nd Lt Kenneth H. Jones, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Rudolph Garcia, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Alan Dillard, air gunner,
Sgt Albert J. Conte, air gunner,
Sgt Percy Garland Bolinger, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 1656LT to lay mines in the mouth of the Gironde River. Over Brittany, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Lambarquet. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Galbraith Michael Bullen Hyde, pilot,
Sgt Edward Eric Harrison, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Alister Godfrey Cumming, navigator, †
Sgt Edward Carl Kehl, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Joseph Charles Sheridan, wireless operator,
Sgt Deryk Lionel Ashmead-Bartlett, air gunner,
Sgt Donald Leslie Spriggs, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a maritime patrol flight over the Bay of Biscay. Passing over Brittany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Taulé, northwest of Morlaix. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Ferries Raffan, pilot,
P/O Malcolm Graeme Grant, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Cheetham, navigator,
Sgt Edward Marsden, navigator,
Sgt James David Maxwell, radio operator,
Sgt Gilbert Charles James Heywood, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Polebrook on an operation to Lorient. While cruising at an altitude of 13,000 feet just below the cloud layer, it was attacked by a German fighter and the German Flak that shot away one engine, the ball turret, the top turret, the intercom system and the elevator controls. The airplane was ditched into the sea some 15 km off Brest and floated for about 30 seconds. All 10 crew members were rescued by a French fishing boat and turned over to the Germans as PoW. The airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
1st Lt Milton Stenstrom, pilot,
1st Lt Robert L. Carlberg, copilot,
1st Lt Harold Spire, navigator,
1st Lt Ewart T. Sconiers, bomb aimer,
T/Sgt Roy T. Nalley, flight engineer,
S/Sgt William A. Adams, radio operator,
Sgt William E. Schimke, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas C. Calhoun, air gunner,
Sgt John M. Hughes, air gunner,
Sgt James C. Simmons, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Polebrook on an operation to Lorient. Over Britain, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Douarnenez. Six crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Francis Xavier Schwarzenbek, pilot, †
1st Lt William L. Tingle, copilot, †
T/Sgt William T. Lynch, flight engineer, †
Cpt Joe H. Gray Jr., navigator, †
Sgt Kenneth K. Laud, radio operator,
2nd Lt Harry R. Erickson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Mitchell Small, air gunner, †
Sgt George Whitham Jr., air gunner, †
Sgt Kenneth V. Maeran, air gunner,
Sgt Ned R. Herzstam, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Polebrook to attack the airport of Lorient. Over Britain, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field located 2 km northwest of Saint-Vougay, bursting into flames. Eight crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt John Morley Bennett, pilot,
1st Lt William F. Galey, copilot, †
Lt Robert E. Jackson, navigator,
Sgt McCleary H. Harper, radio operator, †
S/Sgt George W. Wright, mechanic, †
1st Lt Thomas L. Morgan, bomb aimer, †
S/Sgt Jim D. Combs, air gunner, †
Sgt James D. Hyman, air gunner, †
Sgt Andrew L. Jackson, air gunner, †
Sgt William J. Thompson, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on an anti-submarine sweep operation in the Atlantic Ocean. Due to fuel exhaustion, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed on a beach in Pentrez. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Neville James Mundell, pilot,
W/O James Frederick Grier,
Sgt Hugh Gerald Philip Hart,
W/O Ian Gilchrist Keiller,
F/Sgt Kenneth George d'Arcy Farrell,
Sgt Eric James Christian, air gunner.

Then airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2100LT to lay mines off Brest. Passing over the Ile-de-Sein Island at an altitude of 700 feet, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and was ditched into the sea off the island. All six crew members were rescued six hours later by a French fishing boat and later became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Kazimierz Borowski,
F/O Stefan Karol Lintzel,
Sgt Adam Barszcz,
F/Sgt F. B. Ratajski,
Sgt E. Pelc,
Sgt W. Raginis.