Alconbury AFB

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2225LT on May 11 on an operation to Hamburg. It was coned by searchlight then shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Norderstapel. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Bartle Murray, pilot, †
Sgt Roderick William Finlayson, pilot, †
Sgt Deryck Fletcher, observer, †
F/Sgt Harold Charles Tuckwell, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. Shaw, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Percy Herbert Beckett, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2045LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. On the next morning, it crashed for unknown reasons on a hillside in Combe Martin. Sgt Griffin bailed out but his parachute failed to deploy before he hit the ground. The rest of the crew stayed in the aircraft and were not seriously hurt.
Crew:
Sgt John Griffin, †
Sgt K. N. Jenner,
Sgt H. Jordan,
Sgt T. H. Bagnell,
Sgt C. D. Noble,
Sgt A. Macaskill.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2040LT on April 10 on an operation to Bordeaux. While returning to base the following night, it crashed for unknown reasons in The Channel. A crew was killed and five others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Peter Leslie Branson, †
F/Lt Frederick Anthony Bowler,
F/Lt Leonard Stewart Dunley,
Sgt Edward Alan Jewson,
Sgt Ernest Spencer,
P/O Anthony Barclay Trench.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1955LT on April 7 on an operation to Kiel. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Oppendorf, in the east suburb of Kiel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Ernest Eric Bundock, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Gamble, pilot,
Sgt John Sharkey, observer,
Sgt Norman Benfield, wireless operator,
Sgt John Stewart Crane, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Sherratt, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1940LT on March 23 on an operation to Berlin. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak which damaged the hydraulics. While returning to base the following night, at 0330LT, while making a second attempt to land, the bomber overshot the runway and collided with a wooden hut and a nearby office trailer. Three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt D. F. Youldon,
Sgt A. E. Varnsverry,
Sgt J. W. Crook,
P/O P. Billyeald,
P/O A. G. Gill,
Sgt A. E. Williams.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1955LT on an operation to Berlin. Signaled task completed after which nothing further was heard. Possibly shot down and crashed near the target area. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Patrick Windsor Lynch-Blosse,
P/O Henry Heaton,
F/O Stanley Harold Palmer.
Sgt Harry Caldicott,
Sgt Douglas Ronald Clay,
Sgt Arthur Hammond.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1950LT on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas William Gough, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Geoffrey Webb, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Herbert Rose, observer,
Sgt Frank Stones, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt William James Morgan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1745LT on a mission over Aachen. On return to base, the starboard engine seized and the airplane spun into the ground and crashed, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Duncan Henderson, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Noel Holmes, observer,
LAC Ronald William Austin, air gunner.

The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. Approaching the target, it was shot down by Flak and crash landed near Masstricht. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Russell Pepper, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Booth, observer,
LAC John Scott, wireless operator and air gunner.

The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Gellick. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hubert Ronald Hall, pilot,
Sgt Edward R. Perrin, observer,
LAC Patrick J. McDonnell, wireless operator and air gunner.