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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Edward Ulric Guerin Solbe, pilot,
P/O Arthur James Falconer,
P/O William Donald Morrison,
P/O Anthony Vincent Muir,
Sgt Harry Thomas Hellier,
Sgt Andrew Moore Brodie, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1820LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it collided with a balloon cable over Birmingham and was abandoned by the crew. It is believed that the Hampden, which was set on autopilot following the collision, continued until it crashed in the Irish Sea. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/Lt R. Anderson,
Sgt T. P. Byrne,
Sgt D. V. Weaving,
F/O J. R. Badcock.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1842LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew was instructed to divert to RAF Drem but encountered poor weather conditions. While over North of England, the airplane ran out fuel and was abandoned by the crew. All five crew members were uninjured and the airplane continued until it probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt I. H. Fenton,
Sgt Clark,
P/O J. Carter,
Sgt J. R. Wanbon,
Sgt J. P. S. Henderson.

The airplane departed RAF Newton at 1847LT on February 19 on an operation to Hanover. It suffered a loss of engine power and crashed in the North Sea. All six crew members were injured and rescued two days later by SS Tovelil.
Crew:
Sgt W. R. Crich,
Sgt G. A. Farley,
Sgt L. F. Waern,
Sgt R. Layfield,
Sgt N. Cameron,
Sgt G. G. Chadd.

While on a maritime patrol flight, the twin engine airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in the North Sea off the Norwegian coast. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Percy Rae Lanchbery, pilot,
Sgt Christopher Brown Thomson,
Sgt Ernest Arthur Perry,
Sgt Horace Mitchell.

The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1750LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. The crew reported technical problems then the airplane was lost without trace, maybe after it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Antonin Kubiznak,
P/O Josef Hudec,
Sgt Bohumil Baumbruk,
P/O Jindrich Leskauer,
Sgt Rudolf Bolfik,
P/O Jaromir Oldrich Kral.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1832LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It was lost without trace, maybe after it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Henry Beaucourt Skyrme,
Sgt John Eustache Rowlett,
Sgt George Charles Sandland,
Sgt Eric Downing Polkinghorne,
Sgt Leonard Peter Brookman.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0250LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea some 80 miles east-northeast of Great Yarmouth. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Philip Joseph Strong,
Sgt David Vaughan House,
Sgt Arthur George Stafford White,
Sgt David Brand.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1756LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances, probably somewhere in the North Sea. No trace was ever found. All six crew members were killed.
crew:
Sgt Arthur Edwin Jones,
Sgt Eric Gilbert Robertson,
Sgt James Henry Lee,
Sgt Henry Frederick Lander,
Sgt Dudley Roy Cluett Cannell,
Sgt Ernest Frederick Todd.

The three engine airplane was on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Rome with intermediate stops in Natal, Sal and Seville. It departed Natal Airport at 0800LT on the leg to Sal, Cape Verde, carrying a crew of four, six passengers and the diplomatic mail. At 1125LT, while overflying the Atlantic Ocean, the crew reported technical problems with the central engine that had to be shut down. At 1146LT, the crew sent a mayday message and 10 minutes later, he informed ATC that the situation on board was difficult. Less than 10 minutes later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea. Important SAR operations were conducted on an area located some 185 km off the island of Fernando de Noronha. All operations were eventually suspended on January 22 as no trace of the aircraft nor the 10 occupants was found. The technical Director of LATI was among the occupants.
Crew:
Primo Ferioli, pilot,
Giuseppe Baratelli, pilot,
Oscar Pinelli, flight engineer,
Guido Fertonani, radio navigator.