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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2335LT on September 4 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it made an emergency landing and crashed near East Cottingwith. All five crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O V. W. Parry,
Sgt F. Maxfield,
Sgt P. J. Trotman,
Sgt H. Woodruff,
Sgt S. S. Thomas.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2340LT on September 4 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and probably crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch province of Friesland. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Richard Arthur Kertson,
P/O Claude Reginald Frederick Morris,
F/Sgt Warren Henry Ridder,
F/Sgt Andrew Crawford Stark Robertson,
Sgt James Arthur Royle.

The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 2340LT on September 4 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea, probably off the Dutch province of Friesland. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Leon Szychowiak, pilot,
Sgt Zygfryd Blachowski,
Sgt Jozef Janubiec,
Sgt Tadeusz Kowalak,
F/O Adam Szpak.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea, probably off the Dutch province of Friesland. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Davidson Gill,
P/O Norman Ingram Gill,
P/O Robert Walter Harrison,
Sgt George Smith Jennings,
F/Sgt Joseph Norbert Tapp.

The airplane departed Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, on a transit flight to Afrikanda AFB, Murmansk oblast. It was part of a group of 16 Hampden being transferred to northwest Russia, taking part to 'Operation Orator', the code name for the defense of the Allied Arctic convoy PQ-18 by British and Australian air force units based temporarily in northwest Russia. Over Pechenga, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Lewis Bertrand,
Sgt Edward Dudley Bind,
Cpl George Richard Desforges,
Sgt Kenneth Scott Piper,
Sgt Kenneth Clayton Smith.

The airplane departed Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, on a transit flight to Afrikanda AFB, Murmansk oblast. It was part of a group of 16 Hampden being transferred to northwest Russia, taking part to 'Operation Orator', the code name for the defense of the Allied Arctic convoy PQ-18 by British and Australian air force units based temporarily in northwest Russia. En route, both engines stopped due to a fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in Kandalaksha and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
P/O Rupert Patrick, pilot +3.

For unknown reasons, the airplane stalled and crashed into the Tampa Bay off St Petersburg while performing a mission out from McDill AFB. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt William R. Addis,
Sgt Elmer Evans,
2nd Lt Harry Neely Gahan,
2nd Lt Robert Lindley Martin,
1st Lt John L. McKee.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances some 11 km north of New Augusta, Mississippi. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Lethco Augustus Groce,
Sgt George William Kaiser,
S/Sgt Floyd E. Lones,
2nd Lt George R. Pritchard.

The airplane departed Gander Airport on a transatlantic flight to RAF Thurleigh, carrying a crew of 10. About an hour into the flight, while en route between Canada and Greenland, the airplane exploded in midair and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. All 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
T/Sgt William Blakesley,
S/Sgt Charles H. Carlton,
2nd Lt Andrew J. Hoyt,
2nd Lt Robert R. Landry,
1st Lt John Thomas Leahy,
S/Sgt Roland L. Oikle,
S/Sgt Leslie R. Pettyjohn,
Cpt Rush Poulan,
2nd Lt Frank L. Shannon Jr.,
Pvt James A. Wiley.

The airplane departed Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, at 2030LT on a transit flight to Afrikanda AFB, Murmansk oblast. It was part of a group of 16 Hampden being transferred to northwest Russia, taking part to 'Operation Orator', the code name for the defense of the Allied Arctic convoy PQ-18 by British and Australian air force units based temporarily in northwest Russia. While cruising in limited visibility due to clouds and dusk, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Tsatsa located in the Sarek National Park, some 45 km north of Kvikkjokk. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O D. I. Evans,
Cpl B. J. Sowerby,
F/Sgt James Steven Jewett, †
P/O William Henry Bowler, †
F/Sgt John Parker Campbell. †