Limburg

The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 1921LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Horst, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Barker, pilot,
Sgt William Lloyd George Thompson, flight engineer,
Sgt Kenneth Alfred Mills, navigator,
F/O Ronald James Paul, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Evan Thomas, wireless operator,
Sgt James Freel, air gunner,
Sgt George Albert Hyatt, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1806LT on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Beegden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/Cdr Sedley Stewart Blanchard, pilot,
W/O Kenneth William Tutton, copilot,
F/O Paul Winstanley Jeanneret, navigator,
Sgt Percival Maurice Corley, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Arthur Grant Longwell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Joseph Henry Eveline, air gunner.

The airplane departed 1818LT on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and a German fighter and crashed near Mechelen. Five crew members were killed, one evaded and one became PoW.
Crew:
S/L William Fletcher, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Jackson, flight engineer,
Sgt Harry Kay, navigator, †
F/Lt Moire Alphonse Jean Pierre, bomb aimer,
P/O George Henry Miller, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Henry Bousfield, air gunner, †
Sgt Frank Cecil Howe, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1825LT on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 3 km south of Veulen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Leslie Hartshorn, pilot,
Sgt Joseph William Kilyon, flight engineer,
Sgt Harold Alma Cheasman, navigator,
Sgt Frederick William Cox, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Alfred Norman Conner, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Owen Gilbert, air gunner,
W/O George Farah, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 1632LT on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Venlo. A crew was killed, one evaded and five became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt J. D. Illingworth, pilot,
Sgt W. C. Ford, flight engineer,
Sgt J. S. King, navigator,
Sgt R. Williamson, bomb aimer,
Sgt L. T. Holdom, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry Kay, air gunner, †
Sgt J. Sankey, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Fiskerton at 1851LT on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Kessel. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Arthur Jackson, pilot, †
Sgt John Radcliffe McMahon, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Hiam Murray Magder, observer, †
P/O Albert William Lane, bomb aimer, †
F/O Emile Joseph Francis Dunand, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur James Clover, air gunner, †
Sgt Leopold Gordon Alexander, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1739LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. In the evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Linne, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Giles Bacchus Marsh, pilot,
Sgt Robert William Shearon, flight engineer,
Sgt Albert Edward Holland, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robert Blair MacWilliam,
Sgt Ronald Shaw,
Sgt Edward Hartley, air gunner,
Sgt James Kirby, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Woodhall Spa at 1707LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Maasbree. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt S. R. Colbert, pilot, †
Sgt T. Hesketh, flight engineer, †
Sgt D. D. Richardson, navigator, †
Sgt W. S. Hignell, bomb aimer, †
Sgt D. J. Dell, wireless operator,
Sgt D. Wright, air gunner, †
Sgt T. P. Bowles, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1705LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Asselt. Four crew members were killed, two became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. Barry Chaster, pilot,
Sgt William Henry Moger, flight engineer, †
Sgt Gordon Kerr Marwood, navigator,
Sgt John Kenneth Banfield, bomb aimer,
Sgt Kenneth Henry Pugh, wireless operator, †
Sgt Walter John Harris, air gunner, †
Sgt Ivan Wildman Lineker, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1820LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the destination, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heijen, 60 km northwest of Duisburg. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt George Anderson Proudfoot, pilot,
Sgt Malcolm Ronald Wallis, navigator, †
Sgt J. E. Madden, observer, †
Sgt Cyril Calvert, wireless operator,
P/O James Connacher Jackes, air gunner. †