Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1852LT to lay mines off the mouth of the river Gironde. Shortly after becoming airborne, a serious technical problem developed and the pilot decided to divert to RAF Watton for an emergency landing. On approach, the airplane lost height, collided with trees and crashed in Great Cressingham, about 9 km northeast of RAF Watton. Six crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Henry John Hart, pilot, †
Sgt Alfred Willie Corker, flight engineer, †
Sgt Kenneth George McKenzie, observer, †
Sgt Lewis John Warren, observer, †
Sgt Hugh Clarence Whitwell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Harry Ian Forsyth Connelly, air gunner, †
Sgt H. R. Battrick, air gunner.

The crew was performing a training exercise at RAF Elsham Wolds. On final approach, the pilot encountered strong winds and lost control of the airplane that crashed short of runway, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
W/O Edwin Henry Herbert, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald Ziser, navigator, †
Sgt Norman Desmond Green, bomb aimer, †
Sgt William Henry Allworth, wireless operator, †
Sgt Norman Clifford Meyers, wireless operator, †
Sgt T. V. Brown, air gunner.

The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Croft. While taking off, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed, bursting into flames. Four crew members were injured and two others were killed. The next day, the pilot died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Lewis William Scobie, pilot, †
F/Sgt Richard John Todd Colvin, bomb aimer, †
P/O P. Campbell,
Sgt G. A. Lloyd,
Sgt Hans D'Aperng,
F/Sgt Herbert Ernest Hicks, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Wing at 1930LT on October 8 on an operation to France. After the crew got lost at night, the airplane ran out of fuel. The pilot attempted an emergency landing near Saint-Malo where the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Geoffrey Courthorpe Salt, pilot,
P/O Ivan Charles Allen, radio operator,
P/O Sidney Victor Gorton, navigator,
Sgt Ernest Wellings, bomb aimer,
Sgt Gerald Shann Cooper Richardson, air gunner.

Upon landing at RAF El Ballah, the undercarriage collapsed. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2029LT on a mine laying operation. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Den Helder. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Stanisław Bielec, pilot, †
F/O Jan Stapor, †
Sgt S. Szczepanski, †
Sgt Stanisław Sapeta, †
Sgt Stanisław Chudy, air gunner.

The crew was performing a training flight when the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field in Clatford. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O J. E. F. Griffin, pilot,
F/O Thomas James Albert Long, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 1900LT to lay mines of Saint Nazaire. At the end of the evening, while returning to base at an altitude of 2,000 feet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Lorient. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O James Duncan Inglis,
P/O John Charles William Simpson,
Sgt Thomas Snowden Temple,
Sgt John Frank Wagner,
Sgt R. Smith.

While on a supply mission, the crew lost his orientation and was unable to localize his position due to weather deterioration. Few minutes later, both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. All four crew members decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed near RAF Newmarket. All four crew members parachuted to safety.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1854LT on an operation to Osnabrück. While returning to base at the end of the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rhenen. An air gunner was killed while six other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Walker Stewart, pilot,
Sgt James Charles Mackie, flight engineer,
Sgt Gilbert Bryce Anderson, navigator,
P/O Edward Eggertson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Norman Edwin Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis Anthony McCluskey, air gunner, †
Sgt Archibald Marshall Eldes Moodie, air gunner.