Lower Saxony

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory located in Bremen. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 18 km northwest of Norderney. Eight crew members were killed and two others were rescued and became PoW:
Crew:
1st Lt Nathan F. Lindsey, pilot, †
2nd Lt George Slivkoff, copilot, †
T/Sgt Sebastian Scavello, flight engineer, †
Sgt Rocco Maiorca, navigator,
T/Sgt Lawrence Brandenburg, radio operator, †
Sgt Albert Dobsa, bombardier,
S/Sgt Victor L. Hamrick, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Joseph A. Rekas, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Anthony J. Roy, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Alvin T. Schippang, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory located in Bremen. Passing over Lower Saxony, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Greetsiel. Five crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Bill Casey, pilot,
Ed O'Brien, copilot,
Sgt Wilson Elliott, flight engineer,
Sgt Bill Owens, navigator,
T/Sgt Lewis F. Ayscue, radio operator, †
Sgt Jim McCracken, bombardier,
S/Sgt Joseph R. Borzym, air gunner, †
T/Sgt Morris J. Gecowets, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Charles W. Raidline, air gunner, †
Sgt Frank R. Stetler, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hilgenriedersiel, 9 km northeast of Norden. Two crew members were killed and eight others became PoW.
Crew:
Bob Walker, pilot,
Bob Vetter, copilot,
Bob Flanagan, flight engineer,
Roy Scott, navigator,
Gus Collins, radio operator,
George Zedonek, bombardier,
Bill Carroll, air gunner,
Ray Oltman, air gunner,
S/Sgt Nick Sandoff, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Donald J. Snell, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Visbek, 43 km southwest of Bremen. All 10 crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Bob Miller, pilot,
John Teare, copilot,
Jack Shaaber, navigator,
Jim Shelley, bombardier,
Ed Small, flight engineer,
Joe Spiro, radio operator,
Bill Phillips, air gunner,
Jesse Wade, air gunner,
Edwin Truscott,air gunner,
Milton Williams, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hassel, 41 km southeast of Bremen. Five crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt John W. Wilson, pilot, †
2nd Lt Art Bushnell, copilot,
Sgt Norman Thompson, flight engineer,
Sgt Bob Barton, navigator,
Sgt Harry Romm, bombardier,
Sgt Howard A. Earney, radio operator,
S/Sgt Robert H. Ade, air gunner,†
S/Sgt Gilbert F. Andrews, air gunner,†
S/Sgt Walter Bohaczyk, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Clifford E. Cadle, air gunner.†

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Stotel, 10 km south of Bremerhaven. Five crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Frank Watson, pilot,
Bob Kemp, copilot,
Roy Livington, flight engineer,
2nd Lt Calvin O. Bjornsgaard, navigator, †
T/Sgt Wilbur R. Giraud, radio operator, †
Bob Hansen, bombardier,
Sgt Reed M. Bottomley, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Lawrence E. Davis, air gunner, †
George Kormish, air gunner,
S/Sgt Arthur J. Sanders, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. After leaving the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Fiebing, 31 km east of Emden. Five crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Nick Stoffel, pilot,
Cpt Bob Foster, copilot,
Edson Saylor, flight engineer,
John Segrest, navigator,
T/Sgt Harold L. Langhofer, radio operator, †
2nd Lt Everet A. Coppage, bombardier, †
John Townsend, air gunner,
Sgt Matthew C. Medina, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Carl H. Quist, air gunner, †
Sgt Douglas W. Wood, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Beckeln, 28 km southwest of Bremen. Both pilots were killed while eight other crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Harold H. Beasley, pilot,
1st Lt Walter L. McCain Jr., copilot,
Jay Franklin, flight engineer,
Harry Sipe, navigator,
Mark Schaefer, radio operator,
Matt Michaels, bombardier,
Jim Branch, air gunner,
John Cagle, air gunner,
Ed Jediak, air gunner,
Everett Creason, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2142LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Stapelmoor, 10 km northwest of Papenburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Frank Napoleon Smith Cavanaugh, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Henry Holtham, flight engineer,
Sgt Thomas William Harris, navigator,
F/O Harold Edward Tanner, navigator,
Sgt Edwin Arthur Biggs, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Granite William Herrington, air gunner,
F/Sgt Walter Anthony Kopacz, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2143LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. Passing south of Bremen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed west of Syke, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O William George Hoar, pilot,
Sgt James Edward Turnbull, flight engineer,
Sgt Ronald Eric Jeffreys, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Albert Mears, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ernest Thomas Raymond Howard, wireless operator,
Sgt William Mitchell Robertson, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Hugh Murdock Fraser, air gunner.