Devonshire

The airplane was engaged in an operation to the Plymouth Canal (Tamar). It was shot down by the British Flak and crashed in the Gawtons Wood near Tavistock. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Ernst Otto Wentzler, pilot,
Gefr Roderic Severin von Heinman, observer,
Gefr Alexander Reimann, radio operator,
Gefr Hans Otto Pusch, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Polebrook at 0903LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area at an altitude of 32,000 feet, the airplane was attacked by the pilots of two German fighters. The crew was able to evacuate the combat area and later initiated a descent to RAF Roborough located 6 km north of Plymouth. On approach, the airplane crashed near the airfield, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew (90th Squadron):
F/Sgt Sidney Ambrose, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Michael John Leahy, wireless operator, †
Sgt Harold Needle, wireless operator, †
P/O Sturmey,
P/O Franks,
P/O Mulligan,
F/S Goldsmith.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1134LT on an operation to Brest. While returning to base, it was engaged in an aerial combat and has to be ditched some 300 yards off Torpoint. Three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. J. Hughes,
Sgt G. K. Higgins,
Sgt J. W. Craig,
Sgt H. McNeil,
Sgt R. Leonard,
Sgt Bain.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby in the evening of July 6 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following night, it collided with the cable of a barrage balloon and crashed in the Plymouth Sound. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert McCormick, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Wright, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. J. Field,
Sgt C. F. Bedell.

The airplane departed Exeter Airport on a mine laying operation but was forced to return earlier because GCI was unable to take control. On final approach at night, the pilot descended too low when the airplane collided with an embankment and crashed short of runway. The airplane was destroyed and both crew members were injured.

While in an operation to Ireland, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances near Yelverton. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Paul Nowacki, pilot,
Oblt Günther Hitschfeld, observer,
Uffz Joachim Kasten, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Knör, mechanic.

The airplane departed Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS at 2100LT on May 11 on an anti-shipping operation over the Bristol Channel. While attacking at ship, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire. With the right engine on fire, the pilot reduced his altitude and ditched the airplane off Lundy Islands. The entire crew got into their dinghy and were rescued by a destroyed about six hours later. The airplane sank and was lost.

An engine caught fire and exploded in flight, causing the aircraft to lose height and to crash in a pasture located in Inwardleigh, some 2,5 miles north of Okehampton, Devonshire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (271st Squadron):
AC1 Kenneth Beevers,
AC2 Kenneth Robert Moore,
Porucznik Edward Procyk,
AC1 Kenneth Robbins.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2045LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. On the next morning, it crashed for unknown reasons on a hillside in Combe Martin. Sgt Griffin bailed out but his parachute failed to deploy before he hit the ground. The rest of the crew stayed in the aircraft and were not seriously hurt.
Crew:
Sgt John Griffin, †
Sgt K. N. Jenner,
Sgt H. Jordan,
Sgt T. H. Bagnell,
Sgt C. D. Noble,
Sgt A. Macaskill.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1845LT on March 3 to lay mines off La Rochelle. While returning to base the following night, the airplane impacted the slope of Hangingstone Hill, in the Dartmoor National Park. The entire crew was killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Reginald Perronet Campbell Thompson, pilot,
P/O Leslie Richard Evans, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Ralph Eeden, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Mitchel Murray, wireless operator.