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The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 19 on an operation to Munich. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the forest of Mormal near Locquignol. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Herbert Day, pilot, †
Sgt Unich Edward Thomas Burford, air gunner, †
Sgt Charles McGough, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Michael Joseph Glynn, air gunner, †
Sgt Charles Fleming Churchill,
Sgt Lionel George Wildey,
Sgt J. Downie.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2052LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. Roughly 15 minutes before reaching Essen, a flame damper on the port inner engine burnt through and, later, on the bombing run, the oxygen supply failed. In spite of these difficulties, an attack was made and course for base was set. While returning to England, the airplane was attacked by a German fighter, setting fire to the bomber's port wing. Unable to quell the blaze, the crew were unable to prevent the Halifax to crash near Maubeuge. Five crew members were killed, one became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Frederick Murray, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Ernest Hayward Barnicoat, flight engineer,
Sgt Charles Andrew Paton, navigator, †
Sgt William Seaman Grant, bomb aimer, †
P/O Lorne Edward Kropf, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Joseph G. St Louis, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Charles Albert Kitson, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2035LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rubrouck. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O A. C. Campbell, pilot,
Sgt S. G. White, flight engineer,
Sgt S. A. Witchell, navigator,
F/Sgt M. J. Standley, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt W. N. Geddie, wireless operator,
Sgt J. R. Runnicles, air gunner,
Sgt A. Moffat, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1409LT on an operation to Lille. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak. The pilot was able to make an emergency landing in a field located nearby the Citadelle de Lille. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Aubrey Kelland Collins Niner, pilot,
F/Lt Phillip Jacobs, observer,
Sgt George Frederick Lawman, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2337LT on June 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Saint-Remy-du-Nord. Three crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Templeman, pilot,
F/Lt Henri Hayden Haszard, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Clinton Fenton, flight engineer, †
Sgt Kempton Richard Cooper, navigator,
Sgt John Storey Duckworth, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jimmy E. Thomas, wireless operator,
P/O Donald White, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Thomas Watkins Rayment, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2130LT on May 6 on an operation to Stuttgart. Passing over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a wooded area named Le Rond Bois, in Trelon. A crew member was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Joseph Kennedy, pilot, †
P/O Ian Frederick Keys, pilot,
P/O Henry Roland Train, observer,
Sgt Selwyn Hamilton Sharp, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jack Mitchell Stephenson, wireless operator,
P/O Roderick Roland Ferry, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2133LT on May 5 on an operation to Stuttgart. Approaching the Belgian border, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Moranrieux. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jeffrey Lewis, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Sherwood Markland, pilot,
Sgt Anthony John Higgins, flight engineer,
Sgt John Arthur Edwards, observer,
Sgt Arthur Sylwood Lush, wireless operator,
P/O Robert Leonard Wootley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Geoffrey Russell Gahan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 2206LT on an operation to Dunkirk. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bergues. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Wallace Barber, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick A. Barker, flight engineer,
Sgt George William Butterworth, navigator, †
Sgt T. G. Johnson, observer,
Sgt William Nicoll, wireless operator, †
Sgt G. V. Long, air gunner,
Sgt A. R. Evans, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George on an operation to Dunkirk. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Cant Morris, pilot, †
Sgt Gerald Anthony Simpson, pilot, †
P/O William Alexander Trickett, navigator,
Sgt John Potts, wireless operator, †
P/O W. A. Shiells, wireless operator,
Sgt J. W. Brown, air gunner,
F/Sgt George Sanderson, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1422LT on an operation to Lille. Southwest of Dunkirk, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Bourbourg. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Nicholas Carpenter, pilot,
F/Lt John Francis Williams, observer,
Sgt Gordon Samuel Gay Black, wireless operator and air gunner.