Royal Air Force - RAF

The twin engine airplane departed RAF Davidstow Moor at 1455LT to find a dinghy spotted off Guernsey Island. En route, the crew was informed about the deterioration of the weather conditions and was instructed to divert to Exeter Airport. While flying along the north shore of Cornwall, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Carbis Bay, 1,6 km off Saint Ives. Four crew members were killed while the captain was seriously injured. He died the following day from injuries sustained.
Crew (279th Squadron):
F/O Edward George Gibbs, pilot,
W/O Harry Robert Bacon, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Lindsay Vaughan Fletcher, wireless operator,
W/O Edwin Pearce Povey, wireless operator,
W/O Robert Michael Long, observer.

The crew was performing a training flight when he encountered severe icing conditions. The airplane got iced and became uncontrollable. In such conditions, all crew members abandoned the airplane that crashed near Garrowby and was destroyed. All occupants parachuted to safety.
Crew:
F/Sgt R. L. Evans, pilot +4.

The pilot was performing a local solo training flight at RAF Harlaxton. While on a single engine approach, the pilot completed a turn into the wind at an altitude of 500 feet when the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Henry Ernest Trumper, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 1934LT on an operation to Bochum. In the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances near Gelsenkirchen and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and two others were seriously injured. One died on 12 April from injuries sustained and another became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Louis Raymond Ferrier Cartier, pilot, †
F/Sgt Preben Brandt Gustavsen, navigator, †
Sgt Harold Frank Rhodes, wireless operator, †
F/O John Frederick Spencer, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Dale King, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2135LT on an operation to Berlin. At 2233LT, the crew was forced to return after encountering severe weather. The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Noel Charles Johnson, pilot,
F/O William Francis Coldwell,
Sgt Douglas Hayden Harper,
Sgt Gordon Barrie McFarlane,
F/Sgt Alvin Harold Penner,
Sgt George Thomas Still,
F/Sgt Robert Desmond McCullagh, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 0331LT on a night training exercise. In unknown circumstances, it collided with trees and crashed in South Cliffe, about 5 km east of the airbase. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Wallace Thomas Hobday, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Maydew, flight engineer,
F/O Laurence Waite, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Waterhouse, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Stanley Ransom, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas James Knock, air gunner.

The pilot departed RAF East Fortune on a local solo training flight. Shortly after a night takeoff, while climbing, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in Athelstaneford, southwest of the airbase. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard Carey, pilot.

The pilot was performing a local solo training flight at RAF Harlaxton. On approach, he decided to initiate a go around when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Stroxton, south of the airbase. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Anthony Lorenz, pilot.

Due to the deterioration of the weather conditions with low ceiling, operations were suspended in the morning at RAF Tranwell. But the Air Vice Marshall was paying a visit, so it was decided to give demonstration flights. While on approach to land, at an altitude of 1,200 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blackburn B-26 Botha registered W5154 and that was carrying four crew members. Involved in the same demonstration exercise, this airplane had just took off when the collision occurred. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed near the airbase. All nine occupants in both airplanes were killed, among them four Dutch cadets.
Crew:
P/O George Rowan Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Edward Hall, air gunner,
Cdt Rudi Van den Bron,
Cdt Arie Willem Van Egmond,
Cdt Bernardus Eduardus Van Ordorp.

Due to the deterioration of the weather conditions with low ceiling, operations were suspended in the morning at RAF Tranwell. But the Air Vice Marshall was paying a visit, so it was decided to give demonstration flights. After takeoff, while climbing to an altitude of 1,200 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blackburn B-26 Botha registered W5137 and that was carrying five crew members. Involved in the same demonstration exercise, this airplane was approaching to land when the collision occurred. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed near the airbase. All nine occupants in both airplanes were killed, among them four Dutch cadets.
Crew:
Maj Stanisław Zygmunt Zarski, pilot,
Ac1 Tomasz Rzeznikiewicz,
Lac Frank Lester Beresford, air gunner,
Cdt Daniel Johannes Kooij.