Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1758LT on an operation to Emden. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rottevalle. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Eric John Richards, pilot, †
Sgt Henry Conway Needham, copilot,
F/Sgt Sydney Clarence Camp, observer, †
Sgt Gerard Sinclair Booth, wireless operator,
Sgt William Douglas Muirhead, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald James White, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 0424LT on an operation to Brest. Turned back over Cherbourg after the starboard engine failed. While roughly 12 miles south of Sheffield, the unserviceable engine caught fire and the order to bail out was given. While trying to force-land, the Whitley crashed into the rear of Creswell Street in Pogmoor, west of Barnsley. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Hollingworth, pilot, †
Sgt John Toker Clough Hazledine, copilot,
Sgt E. A. Brain, observer,
F/Sgt Alexander Gibson Buchanan, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leonard Jackson, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Stormy Down on a delivery flight. One of the engine failed in flight, emitting thick black smoke. The pilot made a belly landing in hilly terrain in Twynau Gwynion. All four crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1622LT on January 2 on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. While returning to base the following night, it crashed into high ground while descending through cloud. All five crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt A. Attwell, pilot,
Sgt D. Johnston,
Sgt V. E. Shirley,
Sgt E. C. Smith,
P/O K. Blyth.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1724LT on an operation to Emden. While flying along the Dutch coast and returning to base, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea 10 km west of Texel Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Orval Henry Burchell,
Sgt Joseph Hermile Durning,
Sgt Henry John Groom,
Sgt Ronald Albert Priestley,
Sgt Frank Gordon Warwick Roberts,
Sgt Ernest Alfred Spicer.

While returning to RAF Stradishall following special duties, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. Three crew members were killed and one of the pilot was seriously injured. He died from injuries sustained on 12 January 1942.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Russell Petts, pilot,
F/Sgt Alvin Wilbert Reimer, pilot,
Sgt George Russell Stewart Gordon, observer,
Sgt Herbert Andrew Pickering, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1656LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 1,5 km west of Petten. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Melville John Hyland Hunt, pilot,
Sgt Ian Allan,
Sgt Eric Frank Elkanah Hodges,
Sgt Reginald Alfred Johnson,
W/O John Joseph Lynch.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1644LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Kempen. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew.
Sgt William Alan Blackburn, wireless operator, †
Sgt Cyril Henry Grace,
F/O Richard John Kimbell,
P/O Charles Walter Murphy,
Sgt Allan Bernard Wiggins.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1652LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Viersen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O John Norman Chisholm, pilot,
P/O Anthony David Scott-Martin, pilot,
Sgt Philip George Clark, observer,
W/O William Jowett, wireless operator,
Sgt Samuel George Thompson, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1653LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sint-Jacobiparochie. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Charles Acton Chaplin Havelock, pilot, †
F/Sgt Donald Eric Ozment, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Shuttleworth, observer, †
Sgt Eric Fieldsend, wireless operator, †
Sgt Donald Morton Godard, air gunner.