Oise

The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 1734LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Over France, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Mortefontaine, bursting into flames. A crew was killed and six others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Owen Sydney Rogers Collett, pilot,
F/O Alexander Paterson Douglas, navigator,
Sgt James Maher, mechanic,
W/O Stanley Jenson, radio operator, †
Sgt Allison Norrie Ross, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Walter Norman Hogg, air gunner,
Sgt Alfred Leslie Rathburn, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay in the evening of November 7 on an operation to Beauvais. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Romescamp, some 38 km northwest of Beauvais. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Lysle Buchanan, pilot,
F/O Raymond Hamilton Foote, observer,
F/Lt Alfred Charles Bist, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1844LT on 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 Moulin-sous-Touvent. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Sidney Arthur Claridge, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Dudley Swain, flight engineer,
P/O Ernest Adam Wagstaff, observer,
Sgt Stanley Victor Goodhew, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Ronald Ward Taylor, wireless operator,
Sgt Kevin William McAuliffe, air gunner,
F/Sgt James Molesworth, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2252LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Léglantiers. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Innes Montgomery Logan, observer, †
F/Sgt Francis Edward Monckton, †
F/Sgt Colin Albert Alt,
Sgt William Burman Holland,
W/O J. J. Foley.

The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1522LT to attack the Ford plant located in Poissy. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed while approaching Beauvais. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Vernon Stanley Butler, pilot,
F/O Basil Mervyn Sayers Marissel, navigator,
F/O Weston James Robertson, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1819LT on an operation to Billancourt. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airbase of Creil. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bohuslav Hradil,
Sgt Imrich Kormanovic,
Sgt Jan Kotrch,
Sgt Pribyslav Strachon,
Sgt Josef Svoboda,
Sgt Alois Tolar.

The airplane departed RAF Ford on an operation to Beauvais. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the target area. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Robert William Jones, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Bessell, observer,
Sgt Reginald Walter Cullen, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed Pont-sur-Yonne on a bombing mission over bridges located in Péronne. After being shot down by the German Flak, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in flames in a swampy area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Roger Colombo, pilot,
Lt Jean Maurice Antoine Soltner, pilot,
Sgt Pierre Beaufrère, radio operator,
Adj Paul Louis François Veit, air gunner,
Sgt Maurice Irsch, air gunner.

The airplane departed Oysonville to attack enemy troops in the area of Poix when it was shot down by the German Flak. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. A crew was killed and three others were seriously injured.
Crew:
Lt Simon Blanchard, pilot,
Adj Jean Voisine, pilot,
Sgt/C Edmond Charles Joseph Grangé, radio operator, †
Cpl Conquet, air gunner.

The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ricquebourg, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
S/Lt Maurice Emile Albert Rigaux, pilot,
S/Lt Pierre Charles Marie Joseph Painchaux, observer,
Sgt Maxime Hardy, radio operator.