Cambridgeshire

The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2035LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed near RAF Wittering. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt N. G. Glenn,
Sgt W. Dalgleish,
Sgt D. H. Mudd,
Sgt Tullin.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2000LT on an operation to Frankfurt. It returned to base early and crashed while trying to land in poor visibility, bursting into flames. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O Baker,
Sgt Robins,
Sgt Holtby,
Sgt A. Simpson,
Sgt E. Crook,
Sgt MacLachlan.

The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Upwood. While circling at low altitude in the vicinity of the airbase, the pilot lost control of the airplane and bailed. The pilot escaped unhurt while the airplane crashed in a field, killing the observer who remained on board.
Crew:
Sgt J. A. Gunn, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Frederick Boynton, observer. †

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2112LT on August 30 on an operation to Hamburg. It crashed in unknown circumstances at Ramton, about 7 miles north-northwest of Cambridge. A crew was killed and four others were injured. One of the survivor died from injuries sustained the following day.
Crew:
Sgt Owen Hugh Barlow, wireless operator, †
P/O David Lecky Crichton, †
P/O P. Reynolds,
Sgt F. E. V. B. La-Nauze,
Sgt M. S. Myers.

The crew was engaged in a training exercise out from RAF Upwood. The right engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in an open field located about 5 km west of Whittlesey. Both crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O J. G. C. Grieve,
P/O G. J. Rowley.

The airplane was engaged in a night training exercise out from RAF Bassingbourn. On final approach, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Barrington, about 6 km northeast of the airbase, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Cyril George Andrews, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Frederick Guttridge, pilot, †
Sgt Richard Henry Hazell, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald George Peter Capham, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2056 on August 14 on an operation to Magdeburg. While returning to base the following morning, it overshot and crashed. All eight crew members were rescued.
Crew:
W/Cdr H. R. Graham,
Sgt R. W. Taylor,
F/S J. R. Walker,
Sgt J. L. Martin,
F/S H. Watson,
Sgt M. T. Coon,
Sgt G. E. Mitchell,
F/L S. G. Stock.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington in the evening of August 14 on an operation to Hanover. While returning to base the following night, it crashed while trying to land in poor visibility. There were no casualties.
Crew:
F/O D. T. Witt,
Sgt S. G. Matkin,
Sgt D. White,
Sgt J. R. Alverson,
F/S M. G. Gardiner,
Sgt L. A. Penn,
P/O A. H. Piper.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2210LT on an operation to Magdeburg. It crashed almost immediately after developing a swing which could not be controlled. There were no casualties.
Crew.
P/O E. J. Guild,
Sgt E. P. De Ville,
Sgt T. H. B. Jones,
Sgt W. C. Mackenzie,
Sgt A. Needham,
Sgt A. D. Wallace,
Sgt F. C. Snead.

The crew was completing a local training sortie from RAF Upwood. While cruising in the vicinity of the airfield, one of the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a field located 6 km north of the airbase. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt G. P. Kerr,
Sgt W. A. Brown,
Sgt A. I. Comeau.