Morbihan

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston on an operation to the power station supplying the naval installations in Lorient. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Languidic. Five crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Lawrence L. Leach Jr., pilot, †
1st Lt Homer Paul Andersen, copilot,
T/Sgt David M. Bogdan, flight engineer, †
T/Sgt Joseph W. Terrell, radio operator,
2nd Lt Voyle E. Spence, navigator,
2nd Lt Donald A. Worsley, bombardier,
S/Sgt Floyd M. Williamson, air gunner, †
S/Sgt John Toth Jr., air gunner, †
S/Sgt Jimmie H. Smith, air gunner, †
S/Sgt LeRoy Francis Sykes, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to Lorient. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ploemeur. Three crew members were killed, one evaded and six became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Earl Clifford Tunnell, pilot,
1st Lt Robert Edward Biggs, copilot,
T/Sgt Charles Kenneth Kirby Jr., flight engineer,
2nd Lt Mayer Etkin, navigator, †
T/Sgt Robert Anthony Siavage, radio operator,
1st Lt Andrew Jackson Friedrich, bombardier,
T/Sgt George A. Tracy, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Ernest G. Maynard, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Charles David Hill Jr., air gunner,
S/Sgt Donald Tunstall, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1810LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Belle-Île-en-Mer. Five crew members were killed while the radio operator survived and became a PoW.
Crew:
W/O William Douglas Hartney, pilot, †
F/Sgt James Augustus Kilpatrick, observer, †
Sgt Reginald William Radford, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Edward Allison, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Langmeael Ward, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Donald Alexander Ferguson, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1859LT on an operation to Lorient. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Young, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Eric Cardwell, mechanic,
P/O Wilfred Ronald Neville, navigator,
P/O Alexander William Stubbs, radio operator,
Sgt John Charles Woodward, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Arthur James Mason, air gunner,
Sgt Herbert Charles Ford, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh at 0900LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. After bombs were dropped, it was attack by enemy fire (German Flak and German fighters) and crashed at La Ville Dan, a hamlet located near Guillac. Seven crew members were killed and three parachuted to safety. Two evaded and one became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt William H. Warner, pilot, †
1st Lt Arnold R. Carlson, copilot, †
T/Sgt Clairborne W. Wilson, mechanic,
1st Lt Lewis H. Utley, navigator, †
T/Sgt Eddie Frank Espitallier, radio operator,
1st Lt Robert E. Kylius, bombardier,
S/Sgt Robert D. Kisling, air gunner, †
Sgt Walter C. Morgan, air gunner, †
Sgt Colin E. Neely, air gunner, †
Sgt William E. Williams, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston in the morning on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Le Favre, 25 km northeast of Vannes. Eight crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Henry M. Burman, pilot,
2nd Lt Robert Ralph Mericle, copilot, †
T/Sgt Ralph Alexander Livengood, mechanic, †
2nd Lt Dominick Nicholas Lazzaro, navigator,
T/Sgt Herbert Hemby Burnette, radio operator, †
2nd Lt Leonard Ervin Duncan, bombardier, †
S/Sgt Erban Lloyd Jones, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Howard Maughan Jones, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Carl Edwin Olson Jr., air gunner, †
Sgt Michael J. Stanko, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston at 0900LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. While approaching the target area at an altitude of 17,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter. Ten crew members bailed out and parachuted to safety while the navigator was killed. Three evaded and seven became PoW. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed into the Étang du Grand Gournava, some 2,3 km southwest of Pleucadeuc.
Crew:
Cpt Charles James Steenbarger, pilot,
1st Lt Thomas Palmer Mayo, copilot,
1st Lt John E. Carpenter Jr., navigator, †
T/Sgt Carey Bernard Ford, mechanic,
S/Sgt Frederick J. Dewig, radio operator,
1st Lt Joe John Varhol, bomb aimer,
S/Sgt Lowell Ray Lewis, air gunner,
S/Sgt Dale Markland, air gunner,
T/Sgt Donald Ray Wall, air gunner,
S/Sgt Charles L. Gilbert, air gunner,
T/Sgt Norris Charles Miller, photographer.

The airplane departed RAF Blyton at 1730LT on an operation to Lorient. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the target area, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Morling Bell, pilot,
F/Sgt Harold Eunson Woodruff, navigator,
F/Sgt Elwyn Knowles Jones, observer,
F/O Robert Joseph Keyes, radio operator,
F/Lt Arthur Cowie, air gunner,
Sgt George Easey, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1726LT on an operation to Lorient. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Plouay and was destroyed. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Gilmour Rait, pilot, †
F/O William Matthew Currie, navigator, †
Sgt Leonard Thomas Hooper, radio operator,
F/O Desmond James Rose, observer, †
Sgt Sydney John Gray, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1753LT on an operation to Lorient. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and abandoned by the crew before crashing in Plouay. Two crew members were killed, one evaded and four became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Roy Arthur Williams, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth Gudmunsen, mechanic,
F/Sgt Donald Elgin Browne, navigator,
Sgt T. H. Smith, radio operator,
Sgt Harry Sawyer, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leonard R. Willis, air gunner,
P/O Dudley Harding-Smith, air gunner. †