Vickers 417 Wellington III

The airplane departed RAF Bourn on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Cyril William Luin,
Sgt Ronald Frank Lawrence,
Sgt Maurice William Fenwick,
F/Sgt Stanley James Brown,
Sgt Leslie Wilbur Calderhead,
Sgt Clwyd Parry.

The airplane departed RAF Honington at 0028LT on an operation to Essen. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in the North Sea. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was rescued 33 hours later by a trawler.
Crew:
Sgt William Henry Bowers, †
Sgt William Leslie Cooke, †
Sgt Robert James Tristem Lovell, †
Sgt Douglas William Peacey, †
P/O Thomas William Warwick Woodford, †
P/O Ralph Pickard Hoult.

The airplane was ferried from RAF Feltwell to RAF Alconbury where the pilot made an emergency downwind landing. After touchdown, the airplane veered off runway and crashed into a large bank of earth. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt A. C. Shilleto.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Germany. It is believed that it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Sprendlingen. Both pilots were killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Reginald Eric Knobloch, pilot, †
F/Sgt Harvey William Lundy, pilot, †
Sgt Ray Arthur Flood,
Sgt George Henry Lloyd,
Sgt Edward Gibson Ratcliffe,
Sgt R. O. Thomas.

The crew departed RAF Feltwell for an engine check. En route, the starboard engine failed, followed soon afterwards by the port engine. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed in a field at Lime Kiln Farm near Brandon, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured. Few hours later, one of the survivors died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Henry William Woodham, pilot, †
Cpl Kenneth John Howes, †
AC2 Wilfred Pownall, †
Sgt R. A. Colville,
AC2 Goodwin.

The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Abingdon. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in a field located one mile south of the airbase. A crew suffered a broken leg.
Crew:
P/O Lewis,
F/Sgt Redford.

The airplane departed RAF Honington at 1532LT on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, it crashed into the sea some 300 yards off Clacton-on-Sea. Five crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt John Wilson Dalgliesh, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick Ernest Coulson, observer, †
Sgt William Hutchinson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Hedley Brown, air gunner, †
Cpt G. R. Buck, †
Sgt W. E. McCartney,
Sgt E. Onions.

While on a training flight, the airplane suffered a structural failure at 250 feet of the outer section of the starboard wing. It went out of control and crashed in a field at Folly Farm, north of Thetford, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Douglas Telling, pilot,
Sgt John Amphlett, observer,
Sgt Thomas Frederick Greenwood, observer,
P/O Harry Lionel Tarbitten, observer,
F/Lt Philip Henry Creswell, navigator,
Sgt Robert Smiles Aitchison, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas George Banks, wireless operator.

The crew was completing a local night training exercise at RAF Marham. Following several circuits, the crew initiated the approach when he encountered adverse weather and severe icing conditions. Control was lost and the airplane crashed near the airbase, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Hewett Faith, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Joseph Maskill, pilot,
Sgt Robert Miller Shaw, observer,
Sgt Ronald Frederick Bishop, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Arthur Orford, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Sidney Carl Lester, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Honington at 0340LT on an operation to Brest. Shortly after reaching the target area, the port engine failed and most of the return flight was made on one engine. The airplane crashed at 0735LT after colliding with trees while trying to land at base. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O M. R. Hodges,
Sgt R. Short,
Sgt L. A. Dwen,
Sgt A. W. Mount,
2nd Lt J. M. Pullan,
Sgt Charles William Mills, air gunner. †