Newmarket AFB

On final approach to RAF Newmarket, an engine caught fire. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in flames short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire and the sole occupant was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Anthony Oliver Molesworth.

The crew left RAF Newmarket in the evening on a flight to Wolfsburg, Germany, to bomb a Volkswagen factory. While approaching the Dutch coast by night, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea few miles off shore. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (75th Squadron):
W/C V. Mitchell,
W/O T. H. Bagnall,
Sgt R. Hart,
W/O R. W. Pearson,
Sgt G. T. Padden,
Sgt S. J. Goff,
Sgt A. H. Rider,
F/S A. C. W. Parker.

En route, the crew lost his orientation and was unable to localize his position due to weather deterioration. Few minutes later, both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. All four crew members decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft dove into the ground, crashed in a field and was destroyed while all four crew were unhurt.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2343LT on April 14 on an operation to Dortmund. While returning to base the following morning, the crew encountered technical problems with the undercarriage. He diverted to RAF Newmarket where the airplane belly landed and was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
F/O Neville Arthur Bennitt, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Sawyer, flight engineer,
Sgt Gordon Lewis John, navigator,
Sgt Henry William Aldridge, air gunner,
Sgt Cornelius Johannes Du Preez, air gunner,
F/Sgt K. W. R. McMillan,
Sgt Sullivan,
Sgt Worley.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2225LT on April 12 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base, the crew encountered technical problems with the undercarriage that could not be lowered. The crew diverted to RAF Newmarket where a wheels up landing was completed. All seven crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Norman Edward Winch, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Edward Booth,
P/O R. Colwell,
F/Sgt John Hankin,
Sgt B. A. Iverson,
Sgt E. D. Williams,
P/O George Ramsay Wood.

The crew was engaged in a local night training flight at RAF Newmarket. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, one of the engine caught fire. The captain attempted to return for an emergency landing when, on short final, the airplane stalled, collided with an embankment and eventually crashed onto a building, bursting into flames. Eight crew members were killed and two others were seriously injured.
Crew (3rd ATG):
F/Sgt Frederick Thomas Miniken, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald Alfred Butcher, wireless operator, †
Sgt M. T. Coon, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerald Geoffrey Cornes, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt R. H. W. Lawrence, wireless operator,
AC1 Thomas Menzies, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Philpin Williams, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Anthony John Browne, air gunner, †
Sgt Albert David Matthews, air gunner, †
Sgt Herbert Wolstenholme, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 0117LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was badly shot about over the North Sea by a Me.110. Nevertheless, the crew was able to leave the combat area and to return to RAF Newmarket where the airplane crashed upon landing. All seven crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/Lt D. J. H. Lay, pilot,
Sgt C. Tourville, pilot,
Sgt W. H. Robinson, flight engineer,
Sgt M. Roach, observer,
Sgt A. Chambers, wireless operator,
Sgt J. M. Donelon, air gunner,
Sgt H. Macrae, air gunner.

The airplane was engaged in an operation for testing secret equipment when engines failed. The crew made an emergency landing then the airplane collided with a telegraph pole and crashed near RAF Newmarket. All eight occupants were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt A. D. Jackson,
Sgt L. R. Burgan,
Sgt R. J. Bramley,
Sgt A. Hughes,
2nd Lt Helat,
Sgt Laverdet,
Lt Baessonas,
Lt Stewart.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2040LT on an operation to Berlin. While flying over Germany at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Lohne. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Victor Fernley Baker Pike, pilot, †
Sgt Clifford Sumner, pilot, †
F/Sgt Gordon Percy Carver Smith, observer, †
F/Sgt Anthony Charles Jupp, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Edward Osterfield, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alan James Whitby, wireless operator, †
LAC C. MacDonald.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket in the evening of March 23 on an operation to Calais. While returning to base the following night, it caught fire for unknown reasons. While trying to make an emergency landing, the airplane collided with high tension cables then struck the roof of a house and crashed on Hazelwood Common near Leiston, bursting into flames. Six crew members were killed while a seventh was seriously injured. The only survivor died from injuries sustained on March 30.
Crew:
Sgt John Butterworth Clarke, wireless operator,
Sgt Philip Green, air gunner,
Sgt Antony John Roberts, pilot,
S/L Stuart Alistair Frederick Robertson, pilot,
Sgt Eric Victor Seymour, observer,
Sgt Gilbert Maurice Short, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Ben White, wireless operator.