Leicestershire

The crew was involved in a training exercise on behalf of the 1655 MTU. En route, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that disintegrated in flight, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located 2,5 miles west of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (1655th MTU):
F/Lt A. E. H. Cattle,
F/O G. H. Bowen,
F/Lt M. McIver,
F/O G. G. Halestrap.

The crew was completing a training flight on behalf of the 14th Operational Training Unit. In flight, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons 2 miles from Husbands Bosworth, south of Leicester. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

In unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft collided with a RAF Avro 683 Lancaster I registered L7545 and carrying a crew of seven. Both aircraft crashed in a field located two miles southeast of Melton Mowbray, killing all nine crew members on both aircraft.
Crew:
Sgt A. A. Moors,
Sgt Lemmerick.

The aircraft left RAF Wigsley at 1745LT on a night training sortie. Half an hour later, the bomber collided with a RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford registered AB665 and carrying a crew of two. Following the collision, both aircraft crashed in a field located two miles southeast of Melton Mowbray. All nine crew members on both aircraft were killed.
Crew (1654 HCU):
Sgt George Frederick M. Walker,
Sgt R. F. Davison 5.

After landing at RAF Bottesford, the aircraft veered off runway and collided with a parked Avro Lancaster. Both aircraft were destroyed but there was no casualties. Crew from the 207th Squadron.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near RAF Saltby while completing a night navigation exercise. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Richard Frazer, pilot,
Sgt Robert Fowlow King, wireless operator.

The airplane was engaged in a night training exercise out from RAF Saltby. While in cruising altitude in the circuit of the airbase, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed two miles northwest of the airfield. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured. At the time of the accident, the airplane was in a wheels and flaps down configuration.
Crew:
Sgt John Franklin MacPhail, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Roy Lumsdaine,
Sgt Allan Harold Hanson, †
Sgt F. Wellington.

The crew departed RAF Cottesmore on a training exercise when the airplane crashed for unknown reasons four miles south of RAF Saltby. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Osborne Kirkton Fisher, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Frederick Thornton, observer.

The airplane departed RAF Saltby on a cross country navigation exercise with four crew members on board. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane entered a dive and crashed south of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Brian Wentworth Bucknell, pilot,
Sgt Robert Samuel Carson, pilot,
Sgt John Adney Tulley, observer,
Sgt Norman Joffre Griffiths, wireless operator.

The crew was completing a training sortie when the airplane went out of control and crashed in East Leake. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles William Bush, pilot,
P/O Arthur Thomas Sims, observer,
Sgt Edward John Bush, wireless operator.