Scampton AFB

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1820LT on an operation to Lorient. While returning to base in the evening, it flew into high ground at Hameldown Tor, Dartmoor. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert David Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Richard Leonard Ashburton Ellis, pilot,
Sgt Charles John Lyon, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Brames, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0300LT on a mine laying operation off Brest. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Morlaix. Two crew members were killed, a third evaded and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Alexander Millar, pilot, †
Sgt Duncan Maccallum, observer,
Sgt Norman Stewart Weir, wireless operator, †
Sgt Oliver Barton James, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2150LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it strayed off track and flew into high ground near Stafford. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/C William Waters Stainthorpe, pilot,
P/O Alexander McDougal Melville, pilot and navigator,
Sgt Douglas Vincent Weaving, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Emmerson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1820LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it collided with a balloon cable over Birmingham and was abandoned by the crew. It is believed that the Hampden, which was set on autopilot following the collision, continued until it crashed in the Irish Sea. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/Lt R. Anderson,
Sgt T. P. Byrne,
Sgt D. V. Weaving,
F/O J. R. Badcock.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2010LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning the following night and approaching RAF Finningley, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog. On final, the airplane collided with a building and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Desmond Wallace Ferguson Barker, pilot,
Sgt William Harry Lowson, pilot,
Sgt G. Targett, wireless operator,
F/O Frank Selby Wilson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2240LT on February 10 on an operation to Hanover. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Sudbrooke. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Butterworth, observer, †
Sgt David Alexander Caldwell, wireless operator, †
Sgt G. M. Bates,
Sg H. Blower.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2248LT on February 10 on an operation to Hanover. While returning to base the following night and flying over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter. All crew bailed out and became PoW, except Sgt Cruickshank who was killed.
Crew:
Sgt David Alexander Cruickshank, observer, †
P/O J. H. Green,
Sgt A. L. Bryceson,
Sgt H. E. Fisher.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1800LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and all four crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William James Baird,
Sgt Robert I. Eastwood,
Sgt Leslie William Homard,
Sgt R. Hawkes.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0250LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea some 80 miles east-northeast of Great Yarmouth. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Philip Joseph Strong,
Sgt David Vaughan House,
Sgt Arthur George Stafford White,
Sgt David Brand.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0135LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base the following morning, the airplane crashed in Northrope, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Hugh Francis Perceval Newhouse, pilot,
Sgt Henry Irving, navigator,
Sgt Peter Charles Prosser, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Jackson, air gunner.