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The airplane departed RAF Bodney in the evening of December 3 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following morning, the crew encountered poor weather conditions over East Anglia. Unable to find a gap, the crew decided to abandon the aircraft at an altitude of 6,000 feet in the vicinity of Bircham Newton. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed on Denver Sluice in Downham Market, bursting into flames. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
S/L J. H. McMichael,
Sgt T. C. P. Hodges,
Sgt L. A. Lawrence.

The Italian bomber departed Melsbroek AFB in Brussels between 1745LT and 1830LT with nine other similar airplanes on an operation to England - Harwich, Ipswich, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. Over the target area, the airplane was hit by enemy fire and the crew was able to evacuate the combat zone and to fly back to Belgium. On final approach at night, the airplane went out of control and crashed onto several houses located in Diegem, short of runway. All six crew members were killed. It is believed that people on the ground were also killed.
Crew (13th Squadron):
2nd Lt Talete Rebuscini, pilot,
2nd Lt S/T Luigi Dal Forno,
FM Elvio Romito,
1Av Giuseppe Maruelli,
1Av Mario Cini,
1Av Giacomo Columbano.

The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1718LT on an operation to Wanne-Eickel. During the operation, the starboard propeller reduction gear sheered and the propeller fell off. The pilot was able to evacuate the area and to return to base, but the airplane crashed into West Raynham village while trying to land. All three crew members were seriously injured. Sgt Green died on 28 November from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt B. J. Redmond, pilot,
Sgt Henry Ernest Geen, observer, †
Sgt A. G. Woodruff, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 0115LT on an operation to Hamburg. At 0707LT, it crashed in unknown circumstances onto houses in Goole. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt Colin Richardson, pilot, †
Sgt Birt Brookes, pilot, †
Sgt Charles William Ian Parker, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt J. Anderson.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1649LT on November 14 on an operation to Berlin. While over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Hasenheide, north of Tempelhof Airport. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
S/Lt I. R. Webb, †
Sgt Hugh Morrison Kesting, †
Sgt Thomas Ireland McInnes, †
Sgt Kenneth William Arthur Little, †
Sgt Jack Daniels.

The airplane was shot down by the British Flak and crashed onto a house at 12 Matlock Gardens near RAF Hornchurch. The aircraft and the house were destroyed. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW. Three people in the house were also killed.
Crew:
Lt Hans-Adalbert Tuffers, pilot,
Uffz Josef Haverstreug,
Uffz Richard Bubel, †
Uffz Josef Juvan. †
Those killed on the ground were:
William Bird,
Margaret Bird,
Joyce Bird.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Hasenheide, in the vicinity of Tempelhof Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles William Hartop, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Vernon Stubbs, pilot,
Sgt Russell Gordon Bennett, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Lindsley Milbourne, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton in the evening of September 27 on an operation to Lorient. While returning at night, the crew got lost and were unable to locate RAF Scampton. Over Lincolnshire, the airplane was abandoned and crashed on the St Matthias Church in Lincoln. A crew was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Dudley Delacourtte Snooke, pilot,
P/O E. C. Brighouse,
P/O C. L. Turner,
Sgt K. McKenzie.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 2300LT on September 17 on an operation to Cherbourg. Approaching the target at low altitude, the crew dropped its torpedo then initiated a turn to the east to the Val de Saire when the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. Out of control, the airplane collided with an electric pole at Hôtel Giffard Street then crashed onto a house located in Bourbourg, in the suburb of Cherbourg. There was no explosion nor fire. All four crew members as well as seven people on the ground were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Atherton, pilot,
P/O Ruthven Arnold Macfarlane, pilot,
Sgt John Leslie Feather, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril James Harvey, wireless operator.
Those killed on the ground were:
Albertine Lecouey,
Marie Burnel and five members of families Auvray and Burnel.

The airplane departed Rennes to bomb dockyards at Bristol, Plymouth, Merseyside, Swansea and Cardiff. While cruising at night, the airplane collided with the cable of a barrage balloon and crashed onto a house located 32 Stow Park Avenue in Newport. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured. Two children in the house were also killed.
Crew:
Oblt Harry Wappler, pilot,
Uffz Fritz Berndt, navigator, †
Obfw Johannes Elster, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Uffz Herbert Okulock, bomb aimer. †
Those killed on the ground were:
Malcom Phillips,
Myrtle Phillips.