Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The airplane was engaged in a local training mission at RAF Mildenhall. Shortly after takeoff, it collided with trees and crashed on a cottage located in Holmsey Green, north of the airbase. Two crew members were killed as well as Mrs. Martha Brightwell who was leaving in the cottage. Six other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Robert James Uhrig,
Sgt John Kenneth Moseley, observer,
P/O J. H. Fisher,
Sgt D. C. Smallbone,
Sgt H. J. F. Kerr,
Sgt G. H. Goodwin,
Sgt R. L. Clarke,
Sgt C. Ingleby.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2000LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Meppen, maybe after being shot down by enemy fire. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Gordon William Stewart Ritchie, †
Sgt Cristen Stewart Greager, †
Sgt D. L. Jones,
Sgt John Christopher Fearon Everett, †
Sgt Robert Stewart Cairns, †
Sgt L. Ferris.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2035LT on an operation to Germany. It was shot down over Lower Saxony and crashed in Holderfehn, near Oldenburg. Four crew members were killed and two others were seriously injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Edward Caddick, air gunner, †
Sgt Donald Day, pilot, †
F/Sgt Sidney Felman, wireless operator, †
Sgt Solomon Terry, wireless operator, †
Sgt D. Jameson,
Sgt A. C. Sutherland.

The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2032LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Veldhausen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O George Guy Sharp, pilot,
P/O John Norman Fisher, pilot,
P/O Richard Cardew Rendle, observer,
Sgt Cyril Bruce Parris, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Anderson, wireless operator,
P/O Walter Patrick Strickland, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2020LT on an operation to Vegesack near Bremen. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in the IJsselmeer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Fairhurst,
Sgt Charles William Hall,
Sgt William Robert Moore,
Sgt Wilbur Lloyd Waldron,
Sgt Howard Vivian Wansbrough,
Sgt Gordon Wilfred Brown, wireless operator.

While circling in the vicinity of RAF Marham, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Campion Brown, pilot,
Sgt Frank Howard Butterworth, pilot,
Sgt Elwyn Rees Owen, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening of April 8 on an operation to Kiel. It was lost without trace, but it is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the target area. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Philip Cusworth, pilot,
Sgt Cornelius Matthew Flinders Hitchcock, pilot,
Sgt James Clark Cattell, observer,
Sgt Richard Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Cyril Rowland, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander John McHardy, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening on an operation to Kiel. While over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Barker Churchill Jago, pilot,
P/O John Alastair Graham, observer,
Sgt Frank Maitland Jarrett,
Sgt Peter Eric Montague Mertens,
Sgt Albert William Rose, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred George Cocster, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Kiel. It was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Arthur Chatfield,
Sgt Herbert Robinson Eeaston,
Sgt Kenneth Manson,
Sgt Cecil Harry Reuben Mercer,
Sgt Roylance Claude Plummer,
Sgt Russell Arthur Williams.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1955LT on April 7 on an operation to Kiel. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Oppendorf, in the east suburb of Kiel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Ernest Eric Bundock, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Gamble, pilot,
Sgt John Sharkey, observer,
Sgt Norman Benfield, wireless operator,
Sgt John Stewart Crane, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Sherratt, wireless operator.