Coningsby AFB

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1830LT on an operation to the Cologne - Koblenz area. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Derek Bishop, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Frank William Hirst, observer,
Sgt Norman Duke Wright, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Henry Denton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1820LT on an operation to Mannheim. Almost immediately after takeoff, at a height of just 40 feet, the left engine failed. The airplane swung violently and crashed into trees. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O Horner,
Sgt Walker,
Sgt Hutcheson,
Sgt Porter.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1755LT on an operation to Münster. It was ditched in the North Sea off the East Anglia coast. All four crew members managed to get into a dinghy but when rescue came 16 hours later, only one crew was still alive. The others succumbed to the intense cold.
Crew:
Sgt C. H. J. Brown, pilot,
F/Sgt Alexander Granton Patrick, observer, †
Sgt Frederick William Baker, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert William Antony Biddlecombe, wireless operator. †

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1755LT on an operation to Münster. It is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea after encountering severe icing conditions. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Cpl Antoni Sporny, pilot,
Sgt John Richard Anyan, observer,
Sgt Alfred James Dickerson, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Mckay Young, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1800LT on an operations to Münster. Passing over the Netherlands, it crashed in unknown circumstances near Lichtenvoorde. All four crew members were killed.
Crew.
P/O Robert Vincent Selfe, pilot,
F/Sgt Joseph Alfred Jacobson, observer,
Sgt Duncan Edward Hodgkinson, wireless operator,
Sgt Sidney George Harding, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1805LT on an operation to Münster. Passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the German Flak. With an engine on fire, it went out of control and crashed onto a house located at Langestraat in Den Helder. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew.
F/Lt Harold John William Bareham, pilot,
P/O Thomas Allen Whiting, observer,
Sgt Stanley Albert Dungey, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward John Snelling, wireless operator. †

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1735LT on a mine laying operation off Wilhelmshaven. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in the North Sea, maybe off the Frisian Islands. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Horace Spencer Edward Ellis, pilot,
F/Sgt Stewart Alexander Morrison, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Stuart Chantrell, wireless operator,
Sgt William Holland, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1715LT on an operation to Bremen. In the evening, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Spoolde, in the suburb of Zwolle. The pilot was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Aubrey Wilfred Deere, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Gerard Winder Berry,
Sgt Vernon Victor Cooper,
Sgt Bertram James Pryor Palmer.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1710LT on an operation to Hamburg. Passing off Wilhelmshaven, it was hit by the German Flak. With the starboard engine on fire, the crew evacuated the area bound for Sweden. Eventually, the crew bailed out and abandoned the airplane that crashed in Hostrup, south Denmark. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Storrier Dashwood,
Sgt Arthur William Horseman,
Sgt Ernest Arthur Moore,
Sgt Roger Odilon Charles Rousseau.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby on a training exercise. While making a sharp turn at low altitude, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in Poynton Hall, Butterwick. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Lawton, pilot,
Sgt Charles Wilson Wight, wireless operator.