Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF Bourn on a local training exercise when it crashed almost immediately after takeoff due to partial instrument failure. The Wellington caught fire and was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt Hunt +4.

After completing a training exercise, the airplane landed at RAF Oakington on wet runway and while turning sharply to avoid running into an aircraft parked on a dispersal pan, the undercarriage collapsed. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
P/O M. W. Hardstaff +3.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1458LT on an operation to Brest. Returning to base, the port outer engine caught fire and the pilot decided to make an emergency landing. While doing so, the bomber flew into telephone wires and crashed near Bluntisham. Four crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Paul Comroe, air gunner, †
F/O James Albert Lopez, †
F/O John Thompson O'Brien, pilot, †
Sgt James Edward Rose, pilot, †
Sgt T. J. Ryder,
Sgt J. Devlin,
Sgt M. A. Sullivan,
Sgt A. Grant.

The crew departed RAF Cranfield on a night training exercise. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height, struck a tree and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Mark Radford Cuke, pilot,
Sgt John James Green, observer.

The airplane departed Heliopolis to drop paratroopers over Tmimi. While flying between Tmimi and Gazala, it was shot down by enemy fire, entered a dive and crashed near Tawīlat al Ghazālah. Seven crew members became PoW while Sgt Pott was killed. About two weeks later, P/O Martin and AC1 Humphries died from injuries sustained.
Crew (216th Squadron):
Sgt John Henry Pott, †
P/O Donald Sunman Martin, pilot, †
AC1 William Humphries, †
W/O R. P. Head,
LAC R. W. Gowing,
F/S Charlie E. West +2.

The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a solo training exercise. While returning to base shortly past midnight, the airplane suffered a double engine failure. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed one mile north of Thorpe Willoughby. The pilot was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Edward Thomas, pilot.

The crew departed RAF Upwood on a cross country exercise. Weather conditions deteriorated en route and the crew decided to abandon the airplane and to bail out. All three crew members parachuted to safety and the airplane crashed in an open field located in Sedgebrook.
Crew:
Sgt S. E. Strate, pilot +2.

The pilot was performing a solo training flight out from RAF Spitalgate. En route, he lost his orientation due to poor weather conditions. Probably to determine his position, he decided to reduce his altitude when the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in Fawside Edge, near Longnor. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and the pilot was killed.
Crew (12th SFTS):
LAC Raymond Henry Wattie Dix, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2032LT on November 15 on a mine laying operation off the Frisian Islands. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered icing conditions and crossed the English coastline much further north than planned. While descending, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill near Baysdale and was destroyed. A crew was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt William John Young, pilot,
Sgt Donald McGregor Symes, navigator,
Sgt Alexander Russell Bernard, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald St Clair Neale, wireless operator. †

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1730LT on November 15 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it crashed on approach at Whitney Bridge, some three miles west of the airfield. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O S. G. Ledra,
Sgt R. B. Davenport,
Sgt A. J. Baldwin,
Sgt L. Gray,
Sgt D. S. Bright,
Sgt D. S. Guy.