Royal Air Force - RAF

The pilot departed RAF Middle Wallop on a solo training flight. An engine caught fire in flight and the pilot diverted to RAF Staverton where the airplane crashed upon landing and was destroyed by fire. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
S/L Hamish Kerr, pilot.

It is believed that the airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea off Port Klang. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Walker Coutts Bowie,
F/Lt Norman Douglas Lancaster,
F/Sgt William Watson Martin.

It is believed that the airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea off Port Klang. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Eric Crompton,
F/O Geoffrey William Haigh,
F/O Frank Martin.

The crew encountered poor weather conditions and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in an open field located in Edwinstowe and was damaged beyond repair. All occupants escaped uninjured.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1102LT on an operation to Brest. Hit by Flak at 1411LT over the target area and moments later was savagely attacked by a Me.109, which killed F/L Roach. At 1431LT, the badly damaged Halifax was ditched some 80 miles south of Lizard Point, Cornwall. Five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard John Roach,
F/Sgt L. Whyte,
Sgt E. Allen,
Sgt J. K. Corke,
Sgt G. R. Kent,
Sgt C. Charlton,
Sgt Wood.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1125LT on an operation to Brest. Flying along the French coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Porspoder. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Stuart Auldjo Middleton, pilot,
P/O Robert Alexander Fisher Frew, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Stanley Greenwood, flight engineer,
P/O Leslie John Percival Foster, observer,
Sgt Peter Clement Godwyn Maflin, wireless operator,
Sgt John Albert Orton, wireless operator,
Sgt Matthew George Kipling, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 1122LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Batz Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence Blair,
Sgt Frederick Eaton,
Sgt William Ralph Gates,
P/O Douglas Stuart King,
Sgt Peter Davies Randall,
Sgt Hubert John Toski,
Sgt Stanley Maurice Wilson.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1510LT on a night training exercise. In unclear circumstances, it collided with a second RAF Halifax registered L9614 and also taking off for the same training operation with seven crew members on board. Both airplanes were destroyed and two crew members on board L9614 were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Warrington Wade Tripp, pilot, †
Sgt William Cleary Green, wireless operator, †
W/Cdr J. A. H. Tuck,
Sgt W. W. Watt,
Sgt J. H. Beare,
Sgt S. T. A. Rouse,
S/L J. A. Crockett,
Sgt T. F. Mooney,
F/O J. H. N. Molesworth
Sgt F. Faljoski,
P/O R. P. Hughes,
Sgt P. Bell,
Sgt V. C. Howick.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1510LT on a night training exercise. In unclear circumstances, it collided with a second RAF Halifax registered V9981 and also taking off for the same training operation with seven crew members on board. Both airplanes were destroyed and two crew members on board L9614 were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Warrington Wade Tripp, pilot, †
Sgt William Cleary Green, wireless operator, †
W/Cdr J. A. H. Tuck,
Sgt W. W. Watt,
Sgt J. H. Beare,
Sgt S. T. A. Rouse,
S/L J. A. Crockett,
Sgt T. F. Mooney,
F/O J. H. N. Molesworth
Sgt F. Faljoski,
P/O R. P. Hughes,
Sgt P. Bell,
Sgt V. C. Howick.

The crew departed Wadi Gazouza on a training exercise. For unknown reasons, the airplane crash landed in a desert area located near Musmer, about 180 km northeast of Atbara. Both crew members were rescued.