Lockheed L-414 Hudson

The crew departed RAF Horsham St Faith on a training flight. Two minutes after takeoff, the airplane suffered a double engine failure and crashed in the district of Lakenham, south of the city. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O P. H. Lowther,
P/O J. M. MacDonald.

The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a maritime patrol flight. While flying along the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 15 km off Schiermonnikoog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Ryan McCulloch, pilot,
F/Sgt Norman Nelson Palmer, observer,
Sgt Arthur Kenneth Cobb, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie James Hodson, air gunner.

The twin engine airplane departed Wick Airport at 1133LT on a maritime patrol flight along the Norwegian coast. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Lt David Frank Walker, pilot,
P/O John Thomas Watterson Kelly, observer,
Sgt Douglas Leonard Bennett, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Birtwhistle, air gunner.

The crew was supposed to deliver the airplane to the RCAF in Canada (RCAF registration BW714). For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed upon takeoff at Long Beach Airport. Both crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
Herbert H. Hartsten Jr.

The airplane suffered an accident while taking off from Tampa-Drew Field, ground looped and crashed. There were no casualties among the crew.
Crew:
Thomas G. Lyman.

The airplane departed RAF North Coates to search for enemy shipping. While flying along the Dutch coast, it crashed on a German merchant vessel near IJmuiden. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Walter Jaggard, pilot, †
P/O Hubert Jack Parker, †
Sgt William John Palmer,
Sgt Douglas Sykes.

The crew was completing a training exercise when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an open field located in Great Corby, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Mcintosh Burgess, pilot,
Sgt John Ralph Vigurs Bones, observer.

The airplane departed RAF Oulton on a training exercise. At takeoff, it failed to gain height and crashed, injuring both crew members.
Crew:
F/Sgt S. J. M. Smith,
F/O P. L. Keeble.

The twin engine airplane departed St John's (Torbay) Airport on a maritime patrol flight with a crew of four on board. While returning to base, the crew encountered bad weather when one of the engine failed after the carburetor got iced. The pilot made a wheels up landing in dead timber in East Newfoundland. All four crew members were rescued in February and transferred to local hospital in good condition. The airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
F/Lt A. S. Pilcher, pilot,
Sgt H. A. Wishart, copilot,
Sgt H. F. Taylor, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt L. A. McGregor, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Thornaby. For unknown reasons, it overshot, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in a ditch. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew.
P/O Grimshaw.