Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1829LT on October 13 on an operation to Kiel. It was hit by the German Flak over Selenter Lake, east of Kiel, and was very badly damaged. Nevertheless, the crew was able to return to base the following night but the airplane crashed on final approach just beyond the airfield boundary. All seven crew members were injured. The observer died two days later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt W. J. McAlpine, pilot,
F/Sgt James Sangster Anderson, observer, †
Sgt A. E. Surridge,
Sgt T. Campbell,
Sgt E. Bradley,
Sgt H. D. Ellerby,
Sgt A. D. Lewis, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton in the evening of October 13 on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Donald Phillips Scott, pilot,
Sgt Richard Thomas Barber,
Sgt James Jeffrey Barton,
F/Sgt Edwin Robert Bergquist,
F/O William James Hedley,
Sgt Robert Pierpoint,
Sgt Alan Alfred Walker, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening of October 13 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel. The pilot diverted to RAF Lakenheath where the airplane crashed on landing. All five crew members were injured, the navigator died five days later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt C. R. Davey, pilot,
Sgt John Brewick Redhead, navigator, †
Sgt C. C. Wright,
Sgt L. Stone,
Sgt E. McDermott, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Warboys on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base and flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 30 km northwest of Vlieland Island. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Taylor, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Wesley Lloot, observer, †
P/O Gordon Arthur Kidder,
W/O Edward Earl MacDonald,
F/Sgt Donald Willard Congdon, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 1838LT on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 35 km northwest of Texel Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jozef Wojcik, pilot,
Sgt Ryszard Brych, pilot,
P/O Stanisław Janas, navigator,
Sgt Zenon Wilczynski, wireless operator,
Sgt Jerzy Lagonski, air gunner,
Sgt Wojciech Peczkowski, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 1834LT on an operation to Kiel. In the late evening, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 15 km north of the Schiermonnikoog Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John David Lindsay, pilot,
F/O Raymond Sydney Braley,
F/Sgt Francis Xavier Joseph Dunajski,
Sgt Alfred Charles Girdlestone,
Sgt Robert Gregg,
F/Sgt Francis Joseph Hogan,
Sgt Alan George Langton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Kiel. In the late evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Darenwurth, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Ventry Watters, pilot,
Sgt Lewis Harry Parkinson, navigator,
Sgt Albert Cyril Orr, air bomber,
Sgt Ellison George Firth, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Edward Goldsack, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 1845LT on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Felde, some 12 km west southwest of Kiel. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald William Davison, pilot, †
Sgt Stuart Alexander Miller, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Ronald Dempsay, observer, †
F/Sgt George Douglas Murray, observer, †
F/Sgt Gerard Francis Joseph Phalempin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Jack Godding Cameron, air gunner,
Sgt John Douglas Fitzgerald Melrose, air gunner.

The crew was performing a night training exercise when weather conditions deteriorated. All crew were instructed to return to base except this crew. Eventually, the pilot attempted to return to base but on final, he encountered very poor visibility due to fog. On approach, the airplane crashed and exploded, killing all six occupants.
Crew (27th OTU):
F/Lt František Fanta, pilot,
Sgt Josef Hrala, pilot,
P/O Karel Mucha,
P/O Václav Obšil,
Sgt Emil Tufkel,
Sgt Rudolf Jelínek.

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1828LT on an operation to Kiel. Passing the German coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Oxstedt, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Arthur Wakeman, pilot,
Sgt Rex Victor Hall, navigator,
F/O Clarence Edgar Bell, observer,
F/Sgt Everett Stevenson Green, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Joseph Fletcher Streeting, air gunner.