Dishforth AFB

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2210LT on April 23 on a bombing mission to Aalborg. The exact circumstances of the accident involving this aircraft are not clear and it is believed that the airplane was probably hit by Flak while approaching the target. Later, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a pasture located in Hadsund, about 40 km southeast of Aalborg. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all five crew members became PoW. The exact location of the accident is not confirmed.
Crew:
F/O Bernard Warren Hayward,
F/O T. K. Milne,
W/O J. B. Ritchie,
W/O A. W. G. Lyne,
W/O F. Hargreaves.

The aircraft departed RAF Dishforth at 2150LT on a bombing mission over the airfield of Aalborg, Denmark. En route, the aircraft disappeared into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew (51st Squadron):
F/O James Ronald Birch, pilot,
Sgt Lionel Arthur Compton, copilot,
Sgt Harrison Jackson, observer,
Cpl James Cheyne McIntyre, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 Nairn Alexander Young, wireless operator and air gunner.

The aircraft departed RAF Dishforth at 2050LT on a night training exercise. At the end of the night, while cruising over the region of Grimsby, the pilot encountered unknown technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. While trying to find a suitable terrain and flying at low height, the bomber hit a tree and crashed in a field. All five occupants were unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (10th Squadron):
F/O G. W. Prior,
Sgt Green,
Sgt Mathers,
AC1 Henry,
AC1 Miller.

The aircraft departed RAF Dishforth in the evening on a night training exercise and was lost without trace. It is believed that it crashed into the Bristol Channel, some 10 miles off Milford Haven. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew (51st Squadron):
F/O D. E. Gould,
F/L F. G. Dickson,
Sgt R. G. Bruce,
LAC E. Benyon,
AC1 J. Boyd.

The crew was performing a bombing mission over Sylt Island. While approaching the island at night, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea, killing all five crew menbers.
Crew (51st Squadron):
F/Lt John Edward Baskerville, pilot,
P/O Emery Orville Fennell, pilot,
Sgt Bertram David Shepperson, observer,
LAC Leslie Close, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC William George Newton, wireless operator and air gunner.

While on a night training exercise out from RAF Dishforth, the crew missed the runway and overshot. The aircraft crash landed in a field, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. Both crew were uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (10th Squadron):
Sgt Leslie Arthur Keast, pilot,
Sgt Walter Stanley Hilary, copilot,
Sgt John Jacob Myers, observer,
LAC Robert Edward Nicholson, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC John Patrick D'Arley Mitchell, wireless operator and air gunner.

The crew was returning to his base at RAF Dishforth following a mission over Berlin. On final approach, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a field. All five crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (10th Squadron):
Sgt Arthur Stanley Johnson, pilot,
F/Lt Philip John Hunter Harrington, copilot,
Sgt Herbert Brian Felix Lymna, observer,
LAC Francis Patrick McQuade, wireless operator,
LAC George Alexander Chalmers, air gunner.

The aircraft departed RAF Dishforth at 2215LT on 01OCT1939 with Berlin as its target (leaflet dropping mission). While cruising some 180 miles east of Saint Abb, Scotland, the aircraft disappeared into the North Sea. The last radio transmission was recorded at 0505LT on October 2. No trace over the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew (10th Squadron):
F/Lt John William Allsop, pilot,
P/O Alan Gordon Salmon, pilot,
AC1 John Rogerson Bell,
AC1 Alfred Francis Hill,
LAC Fred Ellison.

Shortly after takeoff from RAF Dishforth, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located past the runway end. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Albert Donald,
Sgt Eric Cecil James Fryer.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth on a night training flight over The Channel. In unknown circumstances, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea some 6 km south of Selsey. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
P/O Frederick William Miller,
P/O Allan Frederick William Miles,
Sgt Horace Cutts,
AC1 Harry Thompson,
AC1 Ralph Lavery,
AC1 John Robert Hanley.