Holme-on-Spalding-Moor AFB

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. On final approach, while making a steep turn at low height, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. On final approach, he decided to abandon the landing procedure and attempted a go around. During initial climb, he failed to see another RAF Oxford that was performing local circuits and that was above him. Both airplanes collided and while the second was able to land without any further incident, the first Oxford went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed near the runway, killing the pilot.

While in cruising altitude, an engine caught fire. The pilot aged 18 reduced his height and completed an emergency landing in a field. On touchdown, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor on an operation to Duisburg. In the late evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Grefrath, 31 km southwest of Duisburg. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Earle Milton Nelson, pilot,
Sgt Edward Victor Newstead, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Ron Bowen Anzac Pender, navigator,
F/Sgt Charles William Shields, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Roy Alexander Parnell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Richmond Riley, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas Arthur Bird, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Doornspijk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O John David Steele, pilot,
Sgt John Hence, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Michael John Bennett, navigator,
Sgt D'Arcy Gould, bomb aimer,
F/O Norman James Ritchie, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Stanley Grundy, air gunner,
Sgt William David George O'Brien, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor in the evening on an operation to Essen. After passing the Dutch/German border, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ramsdorf, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Norton Johnson, pilot,
Sgt Frank Joseph Hackett, flight engineer,
Sgt Goronwy Wyn Jones, navigator,
Sgt Idrys Wyn Lloyd Llewellyn, bomb aimer,
Sgt Roy Cyril Horton, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Arthur Ramsey, air gunner,
Sgt Roger Leslie Hodgson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 0331LT on a night training exercise. In unknown circumstances, it collided with trees and crashed in South Cliffe, about 5 km east of the airbase. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Wallace Thomas Hobday, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Maydew, flight engineer,
F/O Laurence Waite, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Waterhouse, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Stanley Ransom, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas James Knock, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor on an operation to Berlin. Approaching Hanover, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Langenhagen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt William Bell, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Moore, flight engineer,
P/O Frank Prosperine, navigator,
Sgt George Wilson, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Shields Priestley, wireless operator,
Sgt Patrick John Edwards, air gunner,
W/O Richard Wilfred Gerald Hogan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 1845LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Raymond Lewis, pilot,
Sgt William Rishton, flight engineer,
Sgt John Conroy, navigator,
P/O John Leslie Metcalfe, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Henry Sibley, wireless operator,
Sgt John Richard Jeffrey, air gunner,
Sgt Eric Davies, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the target area, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Richard Kee, pilot,
Sgt William Hynd, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Dennis Slade, observer,
Sgt Stanley Gordon Smith, observer,
Sgt William Edmund Greasley, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Shaw, air gunner,
Sgt Ernest Alfred Steed, air gunner.