Royal Air Force - RAF

The crew was engaged in a night training mission around RAF Newton Stewart. En route, the twin engine aircraft hit the east slope of Mt Cairnsmore of Fleet located some 10 km east of Newton Stewart. Two crew members were killed while the third occupant was injured.
Crew (1st AOS):
Sgt John Charles Hinton Allen, pilot,
Sgt Edward Clifford Hirst, wireless operator.
Passenger:
Mr. W. Paterson (employee of Airwork).

The aircraft left RAF Coningsby at 2050LT on April 16 to lay mines in the mouth of the Gironde River. While overflying The Channel, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea. SAR operations did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the 7 crew members.
Crew (106th Squadron):
P/O Charles Scatchard, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Henry Power, pilot,
Sgt Robert Robertson, observer,
Sgt Donald Neale Storer,
Sgt Douglas Wightman, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Valentine Rogerson, air gunner,
F/O George William Ward, air gunner.

The crew left RAF Waddington at 1512LT on a bombing mission to Augsburg, Germany. While overflying France, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. With the left wing on fire, the crew reduced his altitude and attempted to make an emergency landing in an open field located 14 km northwest of Évreux. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest in flames. While all seven crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (44th Squadron):
W/O H. V. Crum,
Sgt A. D. C. Dedman,
Sgt N. T. Birkett,
F/Sgt J. Saunderson,
Sgt B. A. Dowty,
Sgt J. Miller,
Sgt A. Cobb.

The crew left RAF Woodhall Spa at 1455LT on a bombing mission to Augsburg, Germany. While approaching its target, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in flames in a field. Six crew members were killed while the seventh was injured and taken POW.
Crew (97th Squadron):
S/L J. S. Sherwood, pilot,
P/O Alfred Thomas Webb, pilot, †
F/O Donald Stuart Reddy Hepburn, observer, †
Sgt Roderic Samuel Page, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Meaker Cox, air gunner, †
F/Sgt David Walter Harrington, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Vincent Wilding. †

The crew left RAF Coningsby at 2240LT on April 14 on a bombing mission to Dortmund, Germany. Following an uneventful flight, the aircraft returned to its base in UK. While approaching the British coast, both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. The captain decided to divert to the Lee-on-Solent NAS but the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea few hundred yards off shore. All seven crew were rescued while the aircraft sunk.
Crew (106th Squadron):
P/O J. A. Worswick,
Sgt Jones,
Sgt O'Hare,
F/Sgt Spiby,
Sgt Hutchieson,
Sgt Goodings,
Sgt Cartwright.

While taxiing for departure, the aircraft's left tyre burst. The aircraft went out of control, veered off taxiway and came to rest. While all six occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was no repaired.

Shortly after take off from RAF Finningley (Doncaster Airport), while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed in flames in a wooded area. Three passengers were killed while both other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew (4th Squadron):
S/L Edward Claude Inglefield,
P/O Charles John Roger Boyce,
AC2 William Giblin.

The crew left RAF Middleton St George on a bombing mission to Essen, Germany. While overflying Germany, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (76th Squadron):
F/Sgt Hewart Joseph Lambeth, pilot,
Sgt Richard Ktchen, pilot,
Sgt William Dennis Robert George, flight engineer,
P/O John Raymond Connolly, observer,
Sgt Murray Charles Fred Swain, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Frank Parker, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Charles Noel Reynolds, air gunner.

The crew left RAF Scampton at 2215LT on April 8 on a bombing mission to Hamburg, Germany. While overflying Germany by night, the aircraft was apparently shot down by enemy fire and crashed in an open field located northeast of Cloppenburg. Six crew members were killed while the seventh occupant was injured. Claim by Fw Gerhard Goerke 1/NJG3 - West of Lastrup South East of Cloppenburg at 0049LT. Also claimed by Flak of 1/schw Res Flak Abt 603 (unknown type) near Lastrup, Cloppenburg at 0045LT.
Crew (83rd Squadron):
P/O Jack Heathcote Morphett, pilot, †
P/O Peter Anthony Lovegrove, pilot,
F/Sgt Geoffrey Douglas Hutchinson, observer, †
F/Sgt Albert Henry Salter, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Reginald Stanley Williams, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt George Charles Fisk, air gunner, †
Sgt Charles Dewitt Gellatly, air gunner. †

While cruising in low visibility due to heavy rain falls, the Wellington collided with a RAF Supermarine Spitfire registered R6686. Both aircraft crashed in a field located in Broadwater, near Bath. All seven occupants of both aircraft were killed.
Crew (15th OTU):
W/O George Ernest Leeke, pilot,
Sgt Walter Frank Good, observer,
F/Sgt Stanley William Pook, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Eric Coleman, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Keith Fairclough, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Wilson, wireless operator and air gunner.