Durham

The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Middleton St George. It crashed on approach while avoiding a Hurricane which flew across the path of the bomber. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Leonard Richard Blackwell, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Napier Hudgell, pilot,
Sgt John William Rolfe Boggis, observer,
Sgt Alfred James Grenyer, flight engineer,
Sgt Albert John Howes, wireless operator.

The airplane was engaged in a training exercise at RAF Middleton Saint George. After touchdown on the secondary runway, it went out of control and veered off runway to the right. While contacting soft ground, the right main gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest. There were no casualties among the crew.
Crew:
P/O A. E. Lewin.

The airplane was engaged in a cross-country exercise, carrying four Polish crew members. En route, it collided with trees standing on high ground and crashed. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
F/O M. Kostuch,
F/O J. Waroczewski,
F/O E. Stanczok,
Sgt Bogzaowsai.

The crew was performing a maritime patrol flight along the east coast of England when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Hartlepool. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (220th Squadron):
F/O David Lingwood, pilot,
F/O Royffe Digby Masters, navigator,
Sgt Derek Vernon Taylor, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Edward James Pritchard, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1715LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base at night, while cruising at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill, crashed and exploded. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Kenneth Collinge, pilot,
Sgt Douglas George Osborne, observer,
Sgt Albert Moore, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane was shot down by gunfire from HMS Southsea and crashed into the sea off Whitburn. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Paul Thallmaier, pilot,
Uffz Henry Maisbaum, observer,
Fw Albert Leise, wireless operator,
Uffz Paul Hippenstiel, air gunner.

While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off County Durham. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26).

While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off County Durham. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Uffz Heinz Puschstein, pilot,
Lt Wolfgang Burck, observer,
Uffz Hans Karl Klug, wireless operator,
Uffz Hans Hoffmann, mechanic,
Uffz Karl Lotz, gunner.

The airplane departed Stavanger-Sola Airport to attack RAF Usworth. Approaching the coast of County Durham, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Oblt Hermann Riedel, pilot,
Fw Willi Scholl, observer,
Fw Paul Süssenbach, wireless operator,
Ofw Karl Müller, mechanic.

The crew departed Stavanger on a bombing mission over Sunderland. After dumping its bombs, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire. The crew ditched the aircraft offshore. While the aircraft sank and was lost, all four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (7. Staffel III/KG 26):
Uffz Otto Denner, pilot,
Fw Willi Haertel, observer,
Uffz Gustav Karkos, mechanic,
Uffz Fritz Feinekat, wireless operator.