Hemswell AFB

The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Jöllenbeck, north of Bielefeld. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt D. M. Barrett,
P/O Jeffrey Guy Mitchell, †
Sgt Roland Houghton-Brown, †
Sgt Charles Norman Webster. †

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a communication mission when it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rheine. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Albert Stanley Smith, pilot,
P/O Colin Matheson, pilot,
Sgt Rex Spurway Powell, observer,
Sgt William Stanley Rowcliffe, wireless operator and air gunner.

While returning to RAF Hemswell following a communication mission, the aircraft collided with a balloon barrage cable and crashed near Felixstowe. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Joseph John Watts, pilot,
P/O John Frederick Edward Andrews, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Winstanley, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Jolly, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a communications mission over Germany. Approaching Düsseldorf, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Uerdingen, near Krefeld. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Leslie Scott Lawrence, pilot,
F/O James Reed Guthrie, pilot,
Sgt John Fraser, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Carlton Davies, air gunner.

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 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.

While on a night bombing mission over Cologne, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Sechtem. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt A. E. Jones, pilot,
Sgt John Alexander Smyth, pilot, †
Sgt Colin Woodhouse , observer, †
Cpl Thomas Baybutt, wireless operator and air gunner. †

While flying over the Krefeld area, the aircraft was hot by the German Flak. Three crew members bailed out and landed in Germany. One of them was shot on ground. The pilot continued to England and eventually bailed out before the aircraft crashed in Rainham.
Crew:
P/O E. H. Coton, pilot,
P/O H. O. Jones,
Sgt Cyril J. Shewry, observer, †
Cpl W. G. Smith.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell to bomb Möchengladbach. While approaching the target at an altitude of 6,000 feet, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire that caused damages to the rudder controls and starboard engine. The pilot evacuated the area to the west and one hour later, instructed his crew to abandon the plane. He attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a field located in Finnevaux. The pilot was killed and all three other crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
W/C A. N. Luxmoore, †
P/O R. Allitt,
Sgt H. Wathey,
Cpl R. Jolly.

The crew departed RAF Hemswell in the evening of April 30 to bomb Aalborg. After more than nine hours in the air, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Croxton Kerrial, 6 miles southwest of Grantham. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Charles William Glover, pilot,
P/O Jack Ernest Anthony Friend, pilot,
Sgt Charles Frost, observer,
AC1 John Bell Greenall, wireless operator and air gunner.