Manche

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1241LT on an operation to Milan. While cruising along the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Blainville-sur-Mer and about 30 km southeast of Jersey. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Lawrence Ritelli Wright, pilot,
Sgt William Bell, flight engineer,
Sgt Albert John Victor Hunt,
F/Sgt Sydney Douglas Gowshall Roberts,
F/Sgt John Francis McCallum,
Sgt Lionel Horace Bell, wireless operator,
Sgt William Clifford Colwill, air gunner,
F/Sgt Dennis Kilvington Potter, air gunner,
Sgt Walter George Woodhouse, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 0810LT on an operation to Cherbourg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 5 km off Cherbourg. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Niles Symons, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Edward Neathway, observer, †
Sgt Edgar Dixon, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley George Richardson, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAG Great Massingham at 1436LT on an operation to Augsburg. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off the harbor of Cherbourg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Frederick Herbert Ashton Ashford, pilot,
P/O Francis Albert Grills, observer,
Sgt Alfred Donald Gardiner, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Brest and it crashed in unknown circumstances in Créances. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Lawrence Edward Le Queux, pilot, †
Sgt John Knight Barron Laing,
Sgt Roland George Saunders,
Sgt Colin McVicar Smart.

The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 0435LT on an operation to Cherbourg. After passing over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Golleville, about 23 km south-southeast of Cherbourg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Sydney Austin, wireless operator,
P/O Robert Birnie, observer,
Sgt William Wallace Forgan,
F/O Bernard Peter Hickey,
Sgt Fred Hinton, air gunner,
Sgt Victor William Johnstone.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on a reconnaissance photo operation over Cherbourg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the harbor of Cherbourg. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt David Adye Buchan, pilot,
Sgt Patrick Godfrey Thompson, observer,
Sgt Richard Elwyd French, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Stringer, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2235LT on September 10 on an operation to Torino. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed near Valognes and was damaged beyond repair. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Henry Jackson,
Sgt John Edmund Murrell,
Sgt Alexander Osborne,
Sgt Alexander Urquhart,
F/O Gerald Standish Williams,
P/O James Oliver Hedley,
Sgt Charles Frederic Seymour Ryder.

The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1040LT to attacks the docks in Cherbourg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Douglas Barker,
Sgt Cyril Gordon Penn,
S/L Herbert John Charles Tudge.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1520LT to attack the airport of Cherbourg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed east of the airfield. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard Sydney Edward Aldridge, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Drury, wireless operator, †
P/O Frederick William Holden, observer, †
Sgt Kenneth Downing.

The airplane departed RAF Watton at 2205LT on an operation to Hanover. For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing near Cherbourg. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt R. J. McConnell,
Sgt E. W. Green,
Sgt D. Bristow.