Royal Air Force - RAF

While turning finals to land at RAF Waddington, the pilot reported that the Manchester yawed to starboard and though he opened the throttles to full power. Doing so, the bomber struck the ground hard, whereupon it skidded into a lake known as Fiskerton Lake, near RAF Fiskerton, some six miles northeast of RAF Waddington. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all three crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O A. W. Hills,
P/O F. Roper,
P/O S. W. Patterson.

The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 2104LT on a local training exercise with a crew of three on board. Almost immediately after takeoff, the airplane stalled and crashed. The pilot was killed and both other occupants were seriously injured. The observer died the next day from injuries sustained.
Crew:
P/O Russell Scott-Worthington, pilot, †
P/O David Carl Taylor, observer, †
Sgt J. Koller, wireless operator.

While on a training flight out from RAF Mildenhall, a fire developed in one of the starboard engines and the airplane crash landed at 1215LT at Boxworth. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
P/O C. Lofthouse +4.

The airplane was completing a training exercise when it crashed while trying to land at RAF Oakington. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Brendan Patrick Hennessey, pilot,
P/O Raymond Mayhew Lewin, pilot,
Sgt Ronald George Archer,
F/Sgt Thomas Arthur Bates, observer,
Sgt Adam Grant, flight engineer,
Sgt Denis John Mackey, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James William Cornforth, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Thomas David Snape, air gunner.

The airplane suffered an accident and was damaged beyond repair while taxiing at LG.75 Airfield located about 40 km south of Sidi Barrani. There were no injuries among the crew.

The crew departed RAF Hunsdon at 1545LT on a local training exercise. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase at low height, the airplane collided with trees and crashed, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O Maurice Charles Woodgate, pilot, †
Sgt Smith, observer,
Sgt Arthur Edward Norrish, wireless operator. †

The pilot was completing a local solo training exercise at RAF Cranfield. For unknown reasons, the airplane belly landed and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot escaped uninjured.

While approaching Kano, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with trees and crash landed in Dawaki, northwest of Kano. All four crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

The twin engine airplane departed RAF Millom on a transit flight with three crew members on board. While cruising in bad weather conditions, it impacted the slope of Mt Gatland's Fell located in the Lake District National Park. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Anthony Leslie White, pilot,
LAC Stanley Harold Bingham, observer,
LAC Eric Edward Claridge, observer.

Shortly after take off from RAF West Freugh, while climbing, the aircraft stalled, dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area located near the airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (4th AOS):
Sgt Walter Francis Godfrey Hobby, pilot,
LAC Robert Charles Sharp, observer,
AC1 William Charles Ellis, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 George William King, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC Ciaran Anzlony Clarke, air gunner.