Middleton St George AFB

The aircraft was on a flight from Middleton St. George to Birmingham, and the crew of one pilot and one photographer planned to complete several photographic survey jobs en route. Shortly after sunset, when flying at 2,000 ft. a.m.s.l. at an estimated position five miles west of Sheffield and near high ground rising to 2,000 ft. a.m.s.l., the pilot decided that the fuel remaining was insufficient to reach Birmingham with the existing headwind of 40 knots. He established contact with Manchester Approach Control and was given permission to divert to Manchester Airport on a special VFR clearance "not above 3,500 ft. a.m.s.l. on a QNH of 1013 mbs., clear of all cloud, and in sight of the surface". Shortly after this, when on a north-westerly heading to intercept a QDM of 270°M to the 'ME' (Manchester) beacon, the pilot saw hill tops about four miles ahead and commenced climbing from 2,000 ft. to 3,500 ft. The pilot states that the aircraft entered cloud at 2,500 ft. and that, on reaching 2,700 ft., he noticed that the vertical speed indicator was showing a descent of 2,000 ft./min. He states that he applied full power and eased the nose up but, after this, he remembers nothing further until he regained consciousness lying on the ground, alongside the photographer in front of the wrecked aircraft.

The aircraft left RAF Middleton Saint George at 1845LT on a night navigation exercice. At 2137LT, the crew informed ground that the mission was uneventful until this time. Twenty-three minutes later, the aircraft went into a dive. At an altitude of 1,000 feet, it partially disintegrated and eventually crashed in a pasture. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S. J. Murdoch, pilot,
F/Lt W. A. Ryde, navigator,
F/Lt H. Seiman, navigator,
Sig A. E. Bazen.

During an airshow in RAF Middleton Saint George, the crew was involved in a demonstration mission consisting of para-dropping a low height. On final approach, during the last segment, the airplane nosed down and crashed at runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.

While cruising in VFR mode over the region of Coventry at an altitude of 4,500 feet, the Anson collided with a BEA C-47 registered G-AHCW and carrying four crew members and six passengers from Northolt to Glasgow. Following the collision, both aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in Exhall, north of Coventry. All 14 occupants in both aircraft were killed.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2137LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. While returning to base, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wommelgem, west of Antwerp. Two crew were killed, four became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
W/O William Everett Lunan, pilot, †
Sgt Francis Alfred Scotland, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Randall Dickinson,
Sgt John Kingsley Howes,
F/Sgt Leslie Charles Jupp,
Sgt John Hugh Wyatt,
F/Sgt A. E. Fay.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2142LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Igstadt, about 11 km northeast of Mainz. Both air gunners were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt E. G. S. Monk, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Francis John Lemon, flight engineer,
P/O Eric Herbert Bodman, navigator,
Sgt Herbert Corbishley, bomb aimer,
Sgt David Kimber, wireless operator,
Sgt John Peart, air gunner, †
Sgt John Arnold Mitchell, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2141LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Méan. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Donald Arthur Kingston, pilot, †
P/O Graham Watson MacAllister, pilot, †
Sgt Patrick McCann, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ivor Brinley Griffiths, wireless operator, †
Sgt Johnstone Stewart, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Frederick Burrell, air gunner, †
Sgt Richard Geoffrey Kendall, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2139LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Fleetwood-May, pilot,
F/Sgt Francis Neville Thomasson, pilot,
F/Sgt Graham Henry David Higgins, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Kelly, flight engineer,
P/O John Frederick Myrick, wireless operator,
Sgt Jackson Osbourne Harrison, air gunner,
Sgt Maurice James Hisley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 0007LT on an operation to Osnabrück. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt William Alexander Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Marrison Howard, flight engineer,
Sgt George Arthur Palmer, observer,
F/Sgt Ernest James Ironmonger, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Donald Joseph Navin, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Aulden Claire Porter, air gunner,
Sgt George Desmond Lloyd Humphreys, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 0049LT on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km off Hoek van Holland. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Count Jacques Marie Joseph A. D'Ursel, pilot,
F/Sgt William Ernest Samuel Luck, flight engineer,
Sgt William John Cole, navigator,
F/Sgt Arthur George Johnston, wireless operator,
Sgt George William Scott, wireless operator,
Sgt James George Arthur Hoare, air gunner,
Sgt Gerard Joseph Michael Cantwell, air gunner.