Linton-on-Ouse AFB

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1605LT on December 2 on an operation to Lorient, Brittany. While returning to base, the crew lost his orientation and decided to divert to RAF Cold Kirby, a dummy airfield that was not suitable for such an aircraft. After touchdown on a grassy runway, the aircraft went out of control and came to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (58th Squadron):
Sgt Ronald Albert Gosling, pilot,
P/O Jack Gordon Kerry, copilot,
Sgt Reginald Denis Kirby, observer,
Sgt Patrick William Kenealy Crisp, wireless operator,
Sgt John Grange Uff, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1642LT in the evening of November 14 on an operation to Berlin. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and badly damaged to the port engine. The crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to England but the airplane eventually crash landed near King's Lynn. All five crew members survived, among them three were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. J. Gale,
P/O W. L. Ellingham,
Sgt W. E. Hool,
Sgt D. A. R. Tallis,
Sgt N. R. Skinner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1649LT on November 14 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Uelzen. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Anthony Frank Barralet,
P/O Roland Stansfield Stamp,
Sgt Harry Booth,
Sgt Frederick Mark Kerr,
Sgt Peter John Sharpe.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1649LT on November 14 on an operation to Berlin. While over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Hasenheide, north of Tempelhof Airport. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
S/Lt I. R. Webb, †
Sgt Hugh Morrison Kesting, †
Sgt Thomas Ireland McInnes, †
Sgt Kenneth William Arthur Little, †
Sgt Jack Daniels.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1812LT on November 14 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Westerwede, about 15 km northeast of Bremen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Alec Champness, pilot,
Sgt Raylton Barclay Lister, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Hanlon, observer,
Sgt Norman Sidney Smith, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Clifton Stockjman, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1631LT on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Hanover. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Anthony Zillwood Pengelly,
Sgt Clarence P. Followes,
Sgt Thomas Michie,
Sgt John Frederick Malcolm Moyle,
Sgt Harry Radley.

The airplane RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2015LT on an operation to Merseburg. Turned back with an unserviceable ASI and crashed upon landing at RAF Linton-on-Ouse. All five crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O D. U. Lowson,
Sgt K. H. Smith,
Sgt L. Hogarth,
Sgt D. A. R. Tallis,
Sgt D. Whitehead.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1710LT on November 6 on an operation to Hamburg. At 0018LT, the crew was calling for assistance then the contact was lost. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found, maybe after it crashed into the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Lionel Bradley Breeze,
Sgt Francis Raymond Elton,
Sgt Granville Graham,
Sgt Reginald Wilfred Prout,
Sgt Edward Arthur Shapland.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1658LT on October 28 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea, about 20 miles east of Aberdeen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Joseph Abrahams,
F/L Richard Antony Barnwell,
Sgt Harry Edward Danks,
Sgt Thomas Henry Pegram,
Sgt Maurice Rose.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1727LT on October 25 to bomb a petrochemical factory based in Stettin (Szczecin), Poland. While returning to base at night and passing the German coast, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. The captain was able to cross the North Sea despite the aircraft was badly damaged. Arriving over England at night, the pilot was unable to pinpoint his position and the crew decided to bail out. The crew landed safely by parachute while the airplane dove into the ground and crashed next to a railway line.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
P/O Jack Simon Gustave Crawford, pilot,
P/O Edward Read Osborn, pilot,
Sgt Walter Livesey, observer,
Sgt George E. West, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt R. Adams, air gunner.