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The airplane departed RAF Shipdham on an operation to Dunkirk. While attacking positions in the harbor of Dunkirk, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the target area. Seven crew members were killed and four others parachuted to the ground and became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Arthur Vincent Cullen Jr., pilot,
Maj Donald W. MacDonald, pilot, †
T/Sgt Albert W. Emery, mechanic, †
1st Lt John L- Mackey, navigator, †
T/Sgt Samuel S. Weiser, radio operator, †
2nd Lt Paul D. Caldwell, bombardier, †
Sgt James A. Hilley, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Thomas E. McKinsey, air gunner, †
T/Sgt David Hong Woo, air gunner,
Sgt Charles Arthur Arnold, air gunner,
Sgt Jesse Max Norwood, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh to attack a train factory located in Lille. In unknown circumstances, it collided with a second USAAF B-17 registered 41-24471 that was also carrying 10 crew members on the same operation. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in the city of Marcq-en-Baroel. Six crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Jack A. Spaulding, pilot, †
Cpt Russell Gilbert Kahl, copilot,
T/Sgt Thomas H. Gilliland, mechanic, †
2nd Lt Wallace Braxton Kirkpatrick, navigator,
S/Sgt Edward A. Nork, radio operator,
2nd Lt Gordon R. Grant, bomb aimer, †
S/Sgt Dale A. Davis, air gunner, †
Sgt Louis R. Morgan, air gunner, †
T/Sgt Leon Williams, air gunner, †
Sgt Earl E. Santos, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh to attack a train factory located in Lille. In unknown circumstances, it collided with a second USAAF B-17 registered 41-24498 that was also carrying 10 crew members on the same operation. Following the collision, both airplane dove into the ground and crashed in the city of Marcq-en-Baroel. Three crew members were killed and seven others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt James A. Johnston, pilot, †
Cpt Doyle L. Dugger, copilot, †
S/Sgt Clyde M. Bennett, mechanic,
1st Lt Frank Josepoh Jacknik, navigator,
T/Sgt Robert Louis Stevenson, radio operator,
1st Lt Shedrick Evans Jones, bomb aimer,
S/Sgt Charles Raleigh Tipton, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas Daniel McMahon, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick J. Zdobylak, air gunner,
S/Sgt John Patrick Morrison, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1728LT on an operation to Munich. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Solre-le-Château, 15 km southeast of Maubeuge. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Colin McIntosh Rose, pilot,
Sgt Frank John Fisher, flight engineer,
Sgt Peter Laird Donald, navigator,
Sgt Gordon Thomas Hawkins, navigator,
F/Sgt William Edward Ryan, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Jack Smith, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Trimmer, air gunner.

Based in England, the airplane was engaged in an operation against railway infrastructures in Lille. Over the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Willems, 12 km east of Lille. Nine crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt William Arnold Prentice, pilot, †
2nd Lt Harold W. Shroka, copilot, †
M/Sgt Stewart R. Saunders, flight engineer, †
2nd Lt Harry Orval Williams, navigator, †
S/Sgt Thomas Guy Perry, radio operator, †
2nd Lt Henry J. Weber, bomb aimer,
S/Sgt Edward H. Blount, air gunner, †
Sgt Leahmon E. Bryant, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Joseph W. Gleason, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Samuel Q. Jones, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh at 1030LT on an operation to Lille. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bondues, about 10 km north northeast of Lille. Five crew members were killed, four became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
Cpt Richard Douglas Adams, pilot,
Lt Carl W. Cook, copilot,
S/Sgt Jim T. McCloy, radio operator, †
S/Sgt Peter Greyno, mechanic, †
2nd Lt Julius C. Landrum, navigator,
2nd Lt John Arthur Latchford Jr., bomb aimer,
S/Sgt Ford L. Winchell, air gunner,
S/Sgt Anthony J. Lacek, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Frank M. Zeck, air gunner, †
Sgt John S. Saunders, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening of October 24 on an operation to Milan. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wargnies-le-Grand, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt James Allison McConnell, pilot,
Sgt Selwyn Clarence Smith, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Quinn, air bomber,
Sgt Douglas Noel Tonkin, wireless operator,
Sgt Vallance Albert Oliver Dimock, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Hardwick at 1030LT to attack the Compagnie de Fives steel plant in Lille. Over the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Templeuve-en-Pévèle, six km southeast from Lille Airport. Six crew members were killed and four others parachuted to safety. Three became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
Cpt Alexander Simpson, pilot,
1st Lt Nicholas H. Cox, copilot,
2nd Lt Carl N. Garrott, navigator, †
S/Sgt Arthur M. Torrey, radio operator, †
T/Sgt Arthur B. Cox Jr., mechanic,
1st William A. Marsh, bomb aimer, †
Sgt James De Toris, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Stephen J. Eppolito, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Clayton C. Kammerer, air gunner, †
T/Sgt Michael Reardon, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Graveley at 1909LT on an operation to Aachen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Marquillies, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L J. G. Kerry, pilot,
Sgt W. Chester,
P/O H. Johnson,
Sgt W. Gorman,
Sgt P. R. Parsons,
P/O R. Carrington,
F/Sgt W. T. Palmer.

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on an operation to Merville. Approaching the target area in the early morning, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt David Harrison Freeland, pilot, †
F/Sgt Edmund George Hayhoe, pilot, †
W/O John Horace Cos, navigator,
F/Sgt Frederick George Green, wireless operator, †
W/O Peter Gilbert Moore, air gunner.