Germany

The crew was performing a reconnaissance mission over Germany and left RAF Driffield at 2240LT on March 27. While flying over the region of Prüm, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed in an open field located in Gerolstein, some 18 km northeast of Prüm. A crew member was killed while all four other occupants were taken POW.
Crew (77th Squadron):
F/O J. B. J. Boardman,
P/O G. L. Norman, †
Sgt W. R. Taylor,
LAC J. Masters,
AC1 W. Cowle.

The aircraft left RAF Feltwell at 2251LT on March 23, bound for Germany on the 'Nickel' Operation. While approaching Bremen by night from the west, the aircraft was shot down by Flak. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a field located in Delmenhorst. The copilot was killed was all five other occupants were injured. The captain died from his injury one week later, on March 31st.
Crew (37th Squadron):
F/O Philip Francis Templeman, pilot, †
Sgt Douglas Warren Wilson, pilot, †
Sgt K. R. Say, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC E. Lawson, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 J. A. Burke, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC J. R. Clark, air gunner.

The crew was performing a bombing mission over Sylt Island. While approaching the island at night, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea, killing all five crew menbers.
Crew (51st Squadron):
F/Lt John Edward Baskerville, pilot,
P/O Emery Orville Fennell, pilot,
Sgt Bertram David Shepperson, observer,
LAC Leslie Close, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC William George Newton, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane was engaged as a target during an exercice and was mistakenly shot down by the German Flak. It crashed in a field located in Warstein, south of Lippstadt. Two crew members were injured while a third was killed.
Crew:
Lt Knüpfer +2.

After takeoff from Gütersloh Airport, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. It contacted trees and crashed on hilly terrain located in Lämershagen, southeast of Bielefeld. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Friedrich Kohnke,
Friedrich Großmann,
Uffz Georg Kahlert,
Flg Herbert Melzer.

Shortly after takeoff from Westerland-Sylt Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Sighard Donner,
Ofw Johann Pietzarka,
Ofw Lothar Grossmann,
Gefr Günter Kleingartner.

The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1230LT on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. Approaching the Germa coast, the airplane crashed into the Elbe Estuary off the Scharhörn Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Christopher Howell Blake, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Sinclair Weightman, observer,
AC1 Samuel Newton Middleton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Shortly after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. A crewman was injured while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Kurt Heine, †
Uffz Karl Klein, †
Fw Alfred Füllgrabe.

While approaching the German coast on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea north of Heligoland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Barnard Woods,
AC1 Jack Orchard,
Sgt Frederick John Raymond Bigg.

On final approach to Memmingen in snow falls, the airplane stalled and crashed two km short of runway. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Joachim Müller, pilot,
Oberfw Bernhard Knobelspiess, observer,
Oberfw Rudolf Klinke, radio operator,
Oberfw Johannes Gönner, air gunner.