Waddington AFB

The crew was involved in a night training exercise out from RAF Waddington. While cruising in low visibility, the pilot was unable to locate his real position when the aircraft hit a hill located in Ellingstring. All seven crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O J. G. Hackney +6.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2255LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. It returned to base early with failing engines and crashed at 0112LT while on the landing approach. The pilot reported he was unable to prevent the Lancaster from drifting left of the flare path and though he opened the throttles to overshoot, the bomber failed to respond and crashed. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
F/Sgt H. H. Taylor,
Sgt W. Harberenke,
F/Sgt L. Edwards,
Sgt J. H. Bellewe,
Sgt R. E. W. Williamson,
Sgt C. A. Foster,
Sgt A. E. Williams.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Peter Allen Ball,
F/Sgt Joseph Harold Bentley,
F/Sgt George Albert Firman,
P/O Ian Andrew James MacQueen,
P/O George Paxton Marshall,
Sgt William Derek Scott,
F/Sgt Albert Edward Williams.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Düsseldorf. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O William David Frost,
Sgt Arthur John Greenaway,
W/O William John Kaufman,
W/O Robert Reginald Stewart.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it went out of control and crashed near Mönchengladbach, killing the entire crew.
Crew (44th Squadron):
F/Sgt Norman Tetley, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Forman, flight engineer,
Sgt John MacIntyre MacMahon, observer,
Sgt Edward Byron Egan, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Gerard Kelly, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Rix, air gunner,
Sgt Charley Norman Gardner, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Hamburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Andrew Taylor Johnstone,
W/O Harold Naismith Law,
F/Sgt John James Price,
P/O George Edward Tilling.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Hamburg. After passing the German coast, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tönning. Three crew members were killed while the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert Needell Rayne, pilot,
P/O John Harold 'Jack' Timmis, observer, †
Sgt Norman Frank Axford, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt John Ridley Elliott, wireless operator and air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Waddington to lay mines in the French waters. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Lorient. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas John Hannah, pilot,
Sgt William John Chapman, observer,
F/Sgt Peter Ernest Bull, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James Anderson Thomson, air gunner.

The crew was performing a local night training exercise at RAF Waddington. After landing, the airplane failed to stop on the remaining distance, overran, hit a hedge and came to rest in a field. While all seven crew members escaped uninjured, the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (83th Squadron):
F/Sgt William Herbert Day, pilot +6.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington 2305LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Zwarte Meer, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Garnett Wilde, pilot,
Sgt Alan Denis Bond, observer,
F/Sgt Jack Edward Gibbs, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Thomas Edward Crothers, air gunner.