Vickers 417 Wellington III

The aircraft left RAF Croft at 1651LT on a bombing mission to Lorient. While returning to his base by night, the crew encountered poor visibility. The bomber hit the slope of Mt Kinder Scout located northwest of Edale and was destroyed by impact forces. All six crew members were injured.
Crew (427th Squadron):
F/Lt Carroll Alfred Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Lyndon George Southwood, copilot,
P/O Donald Mortimer, bomb aimer,
P/O George Albert Martin, navigator,
Sgt Anthony David Deane, wireless operator,
Sgt William Lumsden, air gunner.

At about 16:50 on the 20th November 1942 Wellington Mk.III Z1744 flew into the ground above Upper Hulme. It is reported that prior to this the aircraft had be the subject of a mock attack by two USAAF Spitfires, possibly operating from Atcham near Shrewsbury, one of the aircraft had come too close to Z1744 and cut the trailing ariel that the crew were using to communicate with their base. With their primary means of communication cut the crew became disorientated and could not gain a fix on Lichfield, after flying in cloud for some time the aircraft was seen to pass very low over Upper Hulme before crashing about 1/3 of a mile to the north. The aircraft slewed across a field and entered woodland where it was completely destroyed.
Crew (27th OTU):
Sgt James Robert Barlow, pilot,
F/O Keith Pettiford, observer,
F/O James Love, observer,
Sgt William John Baker, bomb aimer,
Sgt Howell James Buckley, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Spencer Cheek, air gunner.
Source:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/peakdistrict/peakdistrictz1744.htm

The crew was performing a cross country night training flight from RAF Feltwell. While cruising in low visibility due tot clouds, the aircraft hit a hillside and was destroyed. Five crew members were killed while the sixth occupant was seriously injured.
Crew (75th Squadron):
P/O Andrew Donald Mckay, pilot,
Sgt James Wilfred Beaven, observer,
Sgt Wilfred Hurbert Smeaton, observer,
Sgt John William Bode, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Cyril Hayton, air gunner,
F/Sgt Sidney John Chappell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2000LT on March 28 on an operation to Lübeck. It was intercepted and shot down by a Me.110 and crash landed on a sandy area located north of Wilhelmshaven, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Edward Hobson, pilot, †
F/Sgt Joseph Clarence Albert Marcotte, pilot,
F/Sgt Arnold Leo Flesch, observer, †
Sgt K. H. Paul, wireless operator,
F/Sgt S. J. Bailey, wireless operator,
P/O W. E. Broderick, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of March 28 on an operation to Lübeck. Passing over Kiel, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed at Johannesstrasse 9. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice Perrott Bell, pilot,
Sgt Franklyn Bertram Cran, pilot,
Sgt Claude Joseph Harris, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Gilliam Allen, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Richard Cross, air gunner,
Sgt James William Hinton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1953LT on an operation to Lübeck. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Klecken, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O John Allan Weller, pilot,
Sgt William Ballard, pilot,
F/O James Brian Maher, observer,
Sgt Edward Bolton Lawrence, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Lloyd Suckling, wireless operator,
Sgt Patrick Wilson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1954LT on an operation to Essen. Shortly after midnight, passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wichmond. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Geoffrey Gordon Soames, pilot,
Sgt Patrick Austen Gwyer Finch, pilot,
Sgt William Lionel Mogford, observer,
Sgt Victor Charles Rudkin Baker, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Burns, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Freak, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1953LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed southeast of Goch. All six crew members were killed.
Crew.
Sgt Emrys Owen, pilot,
Sgt Harry Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Edgar Albert Bailey, observer,
Sgt George Williams, wireless operator,
Sgt James Herbert Watkinson, wireless operator,
P/O Henry Taylor, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Duisburg. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Allen Bruce Slater, pilot,
Sgt John Henry Addis, pilot, †
F/Sgt John Douglas Fletcher, navigator,
Sgt Albert Edward Wainwright, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Gladstone Orr, air gunner,
Sgt Philip L. Burridge, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1940LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Duisburg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Peter John Paine, pilot,
F/Sgt Ronald Vernon Snook, pilot,
Sgt Christopher Grant Freeman, observer,
F/Sgt Donald Leslie Ballingall, wireless operator,
Sgt John Valentine Hill, wireless operator,
Sgt David Watson Bond, air gunner.