Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Hanover. It crashed in unknown circumstances at 2215LT near RAF Wainfleet. Three crew members were killed while the pilot was seriously injured.
Crew:
P/O D. H. Skinner, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Edward Darnell, observer, †
Sgt Raymond James Stanley Jones, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Frederick Shutt, wireless operator. †

The crew departed RAF Ternhill at 1505LT to ferry the airplane to RAF Coningsby where it crashed upon landing at 1550LT. Both crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O W. A. Brown,
Sgt Stevens.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2150LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it strayed off track and flew into high ground near Stafford. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/C William Waters Stainthorpe, pilot,
P/O Alexander McDougal Melville, pilot and navigator,
Sgt Douglas Vincent Weaving, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Emmerson, air gunner.

The pilot was completing a solo training flight at RAF Coningsby. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane suffered a loss of engine power and crash landed in a nearby field. The pilot F/O C. P. D. Pruce was uninjured.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell in the afternoon an on operation to Homberg. While returning to base in the evening, the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear. The airplane crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
S/L Lerwill +3.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval to lay mines in the Garonne Estuary north of Bordeaux. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Le Verdon-sur-Mer. Both pilots were killed while both other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Peter George Tunstall, pilot, †
Sgt John Bell Barclay, pilot, †
Sgt Benjamin Dixon, radio operator,
Sgt Fred Cain. Bailey, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1730LT on February 11 on an operation to Hanover. While returning to base the following night, it was abandoned by the crew over Kirton Lindsey. Nevertheless, it flew on for nearly 70 miles before crashing at 0325LT at Kenhill Wood in Snettisham. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt E. Dainty,
Sgt L. A. F. Wilmot,
Sgt T. Grosvenor,
Sgt G. Bottomley.

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 Scampton at 2010LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning the following night and approaching RAF Finningley, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog. On final, the airplane collided with a building and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Desmond Wallace Ferguson Barker, pilot,
Sgt William Harry Lowson, pilot,
Sgt G. Targett, wireless operator,
F/O Frank Selby Wilson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2240LT on February 10 on an operation to Hanover. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Sudbrooke. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Butterworth, observer, †
Sgt David Alexander Caldwell, wireless operator, †
Sgt G. M. Bates,
Sg H. Blower.