Avro 679 Manchester

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2030LT on an operation to Cologne. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by a Me.110. Out of control, it entered a dive and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (83rd Squadron):
F/O J. L. Bromiley, pilot,
Sgt Peter Hollowell Foster, pilot, †
P/O John Rowland Feirn, air bomber, †
Sgt James Patrick Dowd, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Leonard Frank Rogers Davis, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Eric Rose 954204, wireless operator and air gunner, †
F/Sgt Joseph Michael Thompson, wireless operator and air gunner. †

The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Coningsby. Upon landing, the airplane bounced and the pilot initiated a go around manoeuvre. While climbing, the crew was unable to raise and lock the left main gear. It was decided to abandon the airplane that entered a dive and crashed 800 metres north of Winceby. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew (106th Squadron):
Sgt G. K. Carter, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0150LT on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a canal in Oranje. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Robert Ward Cooper, pilot, †
Sgt James Thomson Heggie Mowat, pilot, †
Sgt Michael John Carlton Cross, observer, †
Sgt Charles Broad, air gunner, †
Sgt George William Dalby, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alfred F. Key,
Sgt George W. Rex.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2250LT on March 8 on an operation to Essen. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed into the Ijsselmeer, some three km off Enkhuizen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (83rd Squadron):
P/O Christopher Ronald Frost, pilot,
P/O Ian Frederick Livingstone, pilot,
F/Sgt William Durham Biltcliffe, navigator,
Sgt Stanley Grunwell, flight engineer,
Sgt Harold Reginald Ray, air gunner,
P/O William Arthur Harris, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Howard Stone, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0348LT on an operation to Stavanger-Sola Airport. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off the airport. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (83rd Squadron):
S/L John Rawsthorn Rainford, pilot,
P/O Eric Alfred Warren, pilot,
P/O Trevor Hardy Smith, navigator,
F/Sgt John Charles Macgregor, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Rodie Riddell,
Sgt Robert Harold Taylor,
Sgt Peter James Jordan.

The airplane departed RAF Woolfox Lodge at 1910LT on a mine laying operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Stanley Partridge, pilot,
F/Sgt Peter Henry George Webster, pilot,
F/Sgt Kenneth Ashurst, navigator,
F/Sgt Anthony Lionel Ely Johnston, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Wendell Wilburn Fairbrother, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur George Edward Pearce, air gunner,
Sgt Gordon Frederick George Rackstraw, air gunner.

The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Finningley. On final approach, one of the engine lost power. The airplane stalled and crashed in Bawtry, about 1,5 mile south of the airfield. The air gunner was killed, the pilot was injured and four other crew members were unhurt.
Crew (25th ATU):
P/O Elwood Raymond Seibold, pilot,
Sgt Frederick King, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Woolfox Lodge at 0220LT on an operation to Brest. It was hit by the German Flak over the target area, resulting in a loss of power on the starboard engine. The crew was returning to base when the port engine stopped through lack of petrol and the bomber crash landed near RAF Horsham St Faith in Norwich. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. B. Underwood, pilot,
Sgt B. Usher, copilot,
W/O Scott, observer,
F/Sgt R. G. Fawkes, wireless operator,
F/O P. F. B. Bluett, air gunner,
F/Sgt J. D. Patey, air gunner,
Sgt Graham, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Woolfox Lodge at 1845LT on January 31 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base on the following night, the bomber was shot down by the German Flak. A crew member bailed out but his parachute failed to deploy and he was killed. Later, the airplane crash landed in the sea off Morgat and was lost. A second crew member drowned while six others became PoW.
Crew (61st Squadron):
F/Sgt Stephen Joseph MacLean, †
Sgt Geoffrey Herbert Marshall, †
F/Lt Ronald Duncan Fraser,
Sgt Albert William Hadley,
F/Lt William Hugh Hannigan,
Sgt Brian Henderson Mullen,
F/Sgt William Hugh Shorrock,
F/Sgt Thomas William Walsh.

The airplane departed RAF Woolfox Lodge at 1805LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Blérès. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O John Robert Bruno Parsons, pilot, †
Sgt William Thomas Holmes, observer, †
Sgt Kenneth William McCaskill, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Arthur Butterworth, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert Victor Griffiths,
Sgt Leonard Wright,
Sgt Reginald Thomas Kindred.