Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2027LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. It was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Donovan Gibson, pilot,
F/O Leslie Edward Pearson, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Edward Gansler, observer,
Sgt Harold Douglas Bowles, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard William Flint, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2037LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. It was hit by the German Flak over Hamburg and later crashed in the North Sea some 60 miles off Blyth. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Cradduck,
Sgt Turner,
P/O Birch,
Sgt Morgan,
Sgt J. W. Middleton.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2026LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target at night, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the vicinity of Berlin-Schönefeld Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Philip Johnson Church, pilot,
Sgt Edgar Ian Pocock, pilot,
Sgt John Stafford Bools, observer,
Sgt Alfred Francis Tweed, wireless operator,
P/O William Lawton Boon, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2044LT on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Papenburg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Victor Salway, pilot,
Sgt Victor John Stickland, pilot,
Sgt Norman Frederick Jackson, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerard Llynch, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Albert Morant, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2135LT on an operation to Boulogne. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Bourthes, about 27 km southeast of Boulogne. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Brian Austin Childs, pilot,
Sgt James Arthur Norris, pilot,
P/O Robert John Wyndham Williams, observer,
F/Sgt Alfred Pearsall Clifford-Reade, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Thomas Selley, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Tangmere on April 10 on a special duty to Passac with six Polish saboteurs on board. While over the River Loire, the airplane developed an electrical fault and the crew decided to return to base. On final approach, the airplane stalled and crashed. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred uliusJ Cowan, observer, †
Sgt Lloyd George Morris, wireless operator, †
F/Lt A. J. Oettle,
P/O J. E. Willson
Sgt Briscoe,
Sgt Pacy.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2041LT on an operation to Berlin. While approaching the target area, the crew reported that both engines failed. They abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. All became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt D. N. Lee,
Sgt Eric William Budd,
Sgt Terence Stanley Hull,
P/O James Sedric Bruce Tyrie,
Sgt David Grange Young.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2027LT on April 7 on an operation to Kiel. Last contact heard at 0152LT. The airplane probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea. No trace was found. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Francis Charles Cole,
F/Sgt Walter Edward Craven,
F/Sgt John Derbyshire,
Sgt Harold Raymond Martin,
Sgt Robert Cyril Smith.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2055LT on an operation to Kiel. While flying at night over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Waterhuizen. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Mccoy Carrapiett, pilot, †
Sgt Anthony John White, pilot, †
P/O Cecil Frank Jones, observer, †
Sgt A. R. Mason,
Sgt Arthur Clifford Wroath, wireless operator. †

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2044LT on April 7 on an operation to Kiel. While flying over Germany at night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed in Schleswig. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Lawrence Boyer,
Sgt John Joseph W. Eames,
Sgt Wilfred Francis Hurst,
Sgt John Nugent Avery James,
Sgt Charles Snook.