Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1845LT on March 3 to lay mines off La Rochelle. While returning to base the following night, the airplane impacted the slope of Hangingstone Hill, in the Dartmoor National Park. The entire crew was killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Reginald Perronet Campbell Thompson, pilot,
P/O Leslie Richard Evans, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Ralph Eeden, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Mitchel Murray, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1905LT on a mine laying operation off Lorient. The following night, it overshot and crashed into a hedge while trying to land at RAF St Eval. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Ball,
Sgt Batchelor,
Sgt J. H. Bentley,
Sgt Calvert.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Brest. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Lannilis, about 20 km north of Brest. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Fred Hugh Sykes, pilot, †
P/O W. C. Hartop, observer,
Sgt Robert George Lester Lambourne, wireless operator, †
Sgt Jack Riley, wireless operator. †

The pilot was engaged in a local solo training flight at RAF Lindholme. While taking off, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. The pilot was slightly injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt John Ratcliffe, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0130LT on a mine laying mission off Brest. While flying over The Channel, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 36 miles south-southeast of Start Point. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Christopher Basil Harrison,
Sgt Hilsby Reginald Northwood,
Sgt Joseph Thomas Owen,
P/O Eric Walter Reynolds.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1841LT on March 23 on an operation to Kiel. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and later in the flight, the left engine failed. While returning to base the following night, the airplane was abandoned by the crew, dove into the ground and crashed near RAF Driffield. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O P. H. H. Pritchard,
P/O F. A. Caunter-Jackson,
Sgt P. J. Breene,
Sgt O. W. J. Pearce.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on March 20 to lay mines off Brest. While returning to base the following night, it collided with a barrage balloon cable. The crew abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in Chelveston. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O R. N. Harrison,
Sgt E. W. Smith,
Sgt H. E. Turner,
Sgt A. R. Simmons.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1820LT on March 20 on a mine laying operation off Lorient. While returning to base the following night, it crashed on approach at Armthorpe. A crew was injured and three others escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt A. B. Brookes,
P/O T. N. C. Burrough,
P/O P. B. Hodgson,
Sgt D. Russell.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1820LT on an operation to Lorient. While returning to base in the evening, it flew into high ground at Hameldown Tor, Dartmoor. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert David Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Richard Leonard Ashburton Ellis, pilot,
Sgt Charles John Lyon, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Brames, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0300LT on a mine laying operation off Brest. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Morlaix. Two crew members were killed, a third evaded and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Alexander Millar, pilot, †
Sgt Duncan Maccallum, observer,
Sgt Norman Stewart Weir, wireless operator, †
Sgt Oliver Barton James, air gunner.