Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1840LT on an operation to Stuttgart. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Signy-Signets, 14 km east southeast of Meaux. Two crew members were killed, three others became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
Sgt E. A. Coates, pilot,
Sgt F. S. Wager,
F/O G. W. Wallace, †
Sgt R. Watson,
Sgt J. Devenish-Meares,
Sgt E. G. Payie, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1839LT on an operation to Stuttgart. In the late evening, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Jack G. Ashton, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Stansfield, flight engineer,
Sgt Allan McKinlay, navigator,
Sgt Leonard E. Webber, observer,
Sgt Frederick A. Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Clyde Neilson, air gunner,
Sgt Gordon T. Chisholm, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Warboys on an operation to Stuttgart. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Le Chanet, some 10 km west northwest of Bar-sur-Aube. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Edward Albert Fletcher, pilot, †
F/Sgt Frederick Victor Brook, wireless operator, †
P/O George John Grayland, air gunner, †
P/O Roy Lister Myers,
F/Lt Norman Robert Watts.

The airplane departed RAF Docking on a maritime patrol flight off the Frisian Islands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 25 km north of Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Carolus Ludovicus van Heugten, pilot,
Sgt Laurens Abraham Hoogteiling, observer,
Sgt Jacob de Ligt, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Jan Adrianus den Ouden, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1840LT on an operation to Stuttgart. In the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Chalandry. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt A. W. Robertson, pilot, †
Sgt K. A. Gosney,
Sgt J. A. Texter, †
Sgt A. L. Wood, †
Sgt R. D. Morris, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 1815LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Over France, it was shot down by the German Flak. With one engine on fire, the pilot made an emergency landing in an open field located near Balâtre. All seven crew members escaped unhurt while the airplane caught fire and was destroyed. Four crew members became PoW and three others evaded.
Crew:
P/O David Taylor Galt, pilot,
Sgt T. H. Hanstock, flight engineer,
P/O Frederick Gordon Given, navigator,
Sgt J. C. Shuttleworth, bomb aimer,
P/O G. R. Berry, wireless operator,
W/O Clifton Edward Austin, air gunner,
P/O Frederick William Hayman, air gunner.

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 Pocklington at 1732LT on an operation to Stuttgart. About two hours later, after passing the French coast, the crew apparently attempted an emergency landing for unknown reasons when the airplane crashed in a field located in Hangest-sur-Somme, 19 km northwest of Amiens, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Geoffrey Bernard Herbert King, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Thomas Cheetham, flight engineer,
F/O Thomas Henry Follett, navigator,
Sgt John Nicholson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harold Clarkson, wireless operator,
Sgt Derrick Johnson, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Ralph Thompson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on an anti-submarine patrol mission over the Atlantic Ocean. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel and diverted to RAF Carew Cheriton where it crashed on final approach. The pilot was killed and five other crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Brian Arthur Tidman, pilot, †
F/O Dennis McHarrie, navigator,
Sgt J. Wilson, bomb aimer,
Sgt D. L. Crossley, wireless operator,
Sgt D. M. Shyba, air gunner,
Sgt M. D. Woods, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 1844LT on November 20 on an operation to Torino. Throughout the flight, the crew had experienced severe engine difficulties and on return poor visibility was encountered. With the fuel low, the pilot ordered his crew to bail out, after which the Stirling crashed at 0342LT some 3 km west of RAF Stradishall. The pilot was killed and six other crew members parachuted to safety.
Crew:
F/Sgt E. M. Corlett, pilot,
Sgt A. H. Bradley,
Sgt F. R. Woodger,
Sgt E. J. Wrigglesworth,
Sgt R. R. Shipley,
Sgt H. Brookfield,
Sgt G. E. Webber, air gunner.