Skellingthorpe AFB

The aircraft left RAF Skellingthorpe at 1612LT on a bombing mission to Munich. While flying over The Netherlands, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Lewedorp, east of Vlissingen. All 7 crew members were killed.
Crew (50th Squadron):
F/Sgt M. J. MacLeod 6.

The crew was involved in a bombing mission over an industrial complex in Essen. On the return trip, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field in Epe, north of Apeldoorn. Two crew members were killed while all six other occupants were taken POW.

The aircraft was involved in a bombing mission to Braunschweig when approaching the Dutch coast, it went out of control and crashed into the North Sea, some 10 km off Camperduin. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt D. F. Duggan,
Sgt E. Hopkinson,
W/O F. M. Linton,
F/S K. G. Lawrence,
Sgt W. E. McIllwaine,
Sgt C. Reid,
F/L George Charles Startin.

Following an uneventful bombing mission over Germany, while overflying Belgium by night, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near a farm. Four crew members were rescued while three others were killed. According to the RAF, two of them were killed during the attack while the third was killed as his parachute did not open properly.
Crew (50th Squadron):
F/O Al Power, pilot, †
F/O Tom Church, navigator,
Sgt Norman Clark, radio operator,
Sgt R. A. Holland,
Sgt Victor Mitchell, wireless operator,
F/L Jack Bousfield, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley Beadon, air gunner. †

The crew left RAF Skellingthorpe at 2316LT on June 6 on a bombing mission to Emden, Germany. While returning to England following an uneventful mission, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft some 50 miles off Frisian Islands, north of Germany. Two crew members were killed while all five other occupants were rescued. The aircraft was lost. Crew (50th Squadron):
F/O Argyle Donald Beatty, †
Sgt Ronald Garnet Burton, †
P/O F. W. R. Allen,
Sgt R. G. Buchanan,
Sgt A. F. Scanlan,
Sgt A. C. Tebbutt,
Sgt R. F. Davies.

The crew left RAF Skellingthorpe at 2110LT on June 2 on a bombing mission to Bremen, Germany. While overflying The Netherlands by night, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field. Four crew members were killed while three others were seriously injured.
Crew (50th Squadron):
F/O John Frankland Heaton, pilot, †
P/O John Ross Steen, pilot, †
P/O Harold William Sheen, observer, †
Sgt J. A. Farquhar,
Sgt K. J. F. Gaulton,
Sgt Stanley Henry Thomas, air gunner, †
Sgt P. S. Buttigeig.

The crew left RAF Skellingthorpe at 2301LT on May 30 on a bombing mission to Cologne, Germany. Following an uneventful mission, the aircraft returned to its base in England. While overflying Belgium by night, the bomber was shot down by the German Flak. The captain ordered his crew to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. Sole on board, the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in Bree, some 21 km northwest of Gent. But the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a drainage ditch and was destroyed. While the captain was killed, all six others occupants were unhurt and taken POW.
Crew (50th Squadron):
F/O Leslie Thomas Manser, pilot, †
Sgt Leslie H. Baveystock, pilot,
P/O Richard J. Barnes, radio navigator,
P/O Robert M. Horsley, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Stanley E. King, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Allan McF. Mills, air gunner,
Sgt B. W. Naylor, air gunner.
Photos: http://www.ww2crashsiteresearch.com/pagina57.html

The aircraft left RAF Skellingthorpe at 2146LT on May 8 on a bombing mission to Hamburg, Germany. While overflying Denmark by night, the captain ordered his crew to abandon the aircraft for unclear reasons. Six crew members bailed out while the captain remain seated in the cockpit until the aircraft crashed in a field located in Store Lind, some 8 km southwest of Stege, on Møn Island. All six other crew were unhurt and rescued.
Crew (50th Squadron):
Sgt Maurice Gruber, pilot, †
Sgt S. Garbutt,
P/O H. F. Avery,
Sgt J. Pearce,
Sgt D. Broadhead,
Sgt R. Solomon,
Sgt K. G. R. Johnson.
Photos: http://www.flensted.eu.com/194218.shtml

The crew left RAF Skellingthorpe at 2316LT on May 30 on a bombing mission to Cologne. While approaching Düsseldorf by night and at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the aircraft was hit by the German Flak. The right engine failed and the captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crash landed near the Düsseldorf-Lohausen Airport and was wrecked. Three crew members were killed while four others were rescued and taken POW.
Crew (50th Squadron):
Sgt J. B. Wilkie,
F/Sgt C. H. Tobias,
Sgt Alan Mowlem Bee, †
Sgt A. C. Benn,
Sgt Douglas Wilson Baird, †
Sgt J. W. Campbell,
Sgt Edward William Finch. †

The aircraft left RAF Skellingthorpe at 2142LT on April 29 on a bombing mission to Kiel, Germany. While approaching the German coast, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted to make an emergency landing in a field. On touchdown, the aircraft slid for several yards before coming to rest. Two crew members were killed while all five other occupants were injured.
Crew (50th Squadron):
F/Sgt S. Willett,
F/Sgt S. E. Packard,
P/O N. Hannah,
F/Sgt H. S. McDonald,
Sgt C. A. Miners,
Sgt David Alexander Williams, †
Sgt Cecil John Scott. †