Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

The pilot was completing a local training flight at RAF Waddington. On final approach, the airplane crashed in a field short of runway. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O K. R. K. Smettem.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a bombing mission over Hanover. On the return trip, while cruising at night, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. In limited visibility due to fog, the aircraft crashed in a ploughed field near Gayton. All four crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O A. Webster,
P/O P. Turnstall,
Sgt R. Jones,
Sgt W. Bissett.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a bombing mission over Hamburg. While flying along the Elbe River, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Barnkrug. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Denys Brian Douglas Field, pilot,
Sgt Eric Howard Paul, observer,
Sgt Lachlan Livingstone Kerr, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Eadie, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a bombing mission over Emmerich. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed near Aachen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Francis John Haydon, pilot,
P/O Charles Eric Greenwell, pilot,
Sgt Jack Lenton Perry, wireless operator,
Sgt David Reginald Ivan Thomas, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on a bombing mission over Emmerich. While returning to its base at night, the airplane collided with a barrage balloon cable and crashed into the River Orwell of Harwich. A crew survived while three others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt E. J. Spencer,
Sgt Samuel Patrick Connell, †
Sgt Albert Gross Kendrew, †
P/O Reginald William Roots. †

The pilot departed RAF Upper Heyford at 1700LT on a local solo training flight. Immediately after liftoff, the airplane rolled to the left, impacted a tree and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Basil Simpson, pilot.

Crashed in unknown circumstances two miles west of RAF Finningley while performing a local training flight. Both pilots were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Michael Wilkes, pilot,
AC1 William Herbert Arthur Everson, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane suffered an accident at RAF Hemswell when it broke while taxying with a full bomb load. All four crew members were uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O A. G. Trueman,
Sgt P. Robert,
Cpl H. Dickenson,
LAC A. W. Bennett.

The airplane departed RAF Stormy Down on a joint training mission over the Bristol Channel with a second RAF Hampden registered L4156. In unknown circumstances, both aircraft collided and crashed into the sea off Ilfracombe. All six crew members on board both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Arthur Nixon, pilot,
LAC Hugh Sharpe, observer,
LAC James Whyte, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Stormy Down on a joint training mission over the Bristol Channel with a second RAF Hampden registered L4158. In unknown circumstances, both aircraft collided and crashed into the sea off Ilfracombe. All six crew members on board both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
P/O Neil George Dryburgh, pilot,
LAC Thomas Baird,
LAC Robert Stuart Aitken.