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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1941LT on September 18 on a mine laying operation. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Richard David Owen, pilot,
Sgt Alan James Calderwood, observer,
P/O Frank Henry Ellis, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Marmaduke Williams, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Arthur Hunter, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 18 on a mine laying operation in the Gironde Estuary (Deordars). It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Bay of Biscay. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt J. Beattie,
Sgt J. Cliffe,
Sgt J. R. Locke,
Sgt A. F. Bentley,
Sgt F. Walters,
Sgt A. K. Wigley,
Sgt J. W. Drinkwater.

May have crashed somewhere in the Barents Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Uffz Kurt Haug, pilot,
Ogefr Emil Karsch, observer,
Gefr Max Berger, radio operator,
Gefr Albert Ruf, air gunner.

Probably crashed somewhere in the Norwegian Sea. Lost without trace. The exact location of the mishap remains unknown.
Crew:
Lt Hans Fehn, pilot,
Fw Karl Weger, observer,
Uffz Helmut Gärtner, radio operator,
Fw Josef Schmitt, mechanic.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 16 on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O L. J. Musselwhite,
Sgt J. Hall,
Sgt W. Hunt,
F/Sgt William Oliver Snow,
Sgt R. S. Morton,
Sgt S. V. Miles,
F/Sgt Maurice Emanuel Buechler.

The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay on an operation to Melun. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Thomas Persian, pilot,
P/O Charles Gordon Tassie McGregor, observer,
F/Sgt Charles Edwin Stuart, wireless operator and air gunner.

The crew left RAF Bottesford in the evening of September 16 on a bombing mission to Essen, Germany. While approaching The Netherlands by night, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the North Sea. All seven occupants were rescued and taken POW while the aircraft was lost.
Crew (207th Squadron):
F/Sgt J. D. M. Herron,
Sgt R. A. Stronger,
Sgt G. C. Williams,
Sgt A. R. Barnett,
Sgt I. F. Betts,
Sgt G. F. Mountney,
Sgt J. D. Nicholson.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1958LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. In the late evening, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the North Sea off Lower Saxony, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Frank Bruce Boaden, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth John Warner, pilot,
Sgt Laurence Arthur Shepherd, observer,
Sgt Frank John Sears, wireless operator,
P/O Frank Gordon Roy Jeffries, air gunner,
Sgt Herbert Arthur Roberts, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Warboys on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
S/L R. T. Collier,
P/O C. F. Kirkus,
P/O J. Barritt,
Sgt A. F. J. Mortimer,
F/Sgt A. Comery.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 0015LT on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Hilary Francis Grace, pilot,
Sgt John Claridge Chambers, observer,
Sgt Harold William Holgate, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Mackenzie, wireless operator,
Sgt Trevor Douglas Shepherd, air gunner.