North Yorkshire

Based at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, the bomber was engaged in an attack of the RAF Driffield when it was shot down by the British Flak and crashed in Duggleby, near Malton. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Friedrich Franz Podbielski, pilot,
Uffz Hans Heier, observer,
Uffz Karl von Kidrowski, wireless operator,
Uffz Oskar Piontek, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1727LT on October 25 to bomb a petrochemical factory based in Stettin (Szczecin), Poland. While returning to base at night and passing the German coast, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. The captain was able to cross the North Sea despite the aircraft was badly damaged. Arriving over England at night, the pilot was unable to pinpoint his position and the crew decided to bail out. The crew landed safely by parachute while the airplane dove into the ground and crashed next to a railway line.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
P/O Jack Simon Gustave Crawford, pilot,
P/O Edward Read Osborn, pilot,
Sgt Walter Livesey, observer,
Sgt George E. West, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt R. Adams, air gunner.

Eight minutes after a night takeoff from RAF Linton-on-Ouse, while climbing, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a JU.88. Out of control, it dove into the ground and crashed in Myton-on-Swale, seven km northwest of the airbase. Three crew were killed and two others were seriously injured. Nine days later, on November 2, one of the survivor died from injuries sustained.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
F/O Anthony Glyndwr Davies, pilot,
P/O Thomas Russell Murfitt, pilot, †
Sgt Ian Cowie Scoular, observer, †
Sgt Angus S. Wilson, wireless operator and air gunner, †
P/O Terence Edward Lee, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1900LT on October 20 to bomb a Škoda factory located in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. At 0615LT, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. Despite the situation, the captain was able to evacuate the combat area and to return to England. While returning to base at night, the airplane was too low when it impacte the slope of a hill and crashed, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and two others were seriously injured. Two days later, one of the survivors died from injuries suistained.
Crew (58th Squadron):
F/O Ernest Henry Brown, pilot, †
Sgt Leonard Frank Percy Adlam, pilot, †
Sgt Marcel Cuthbert Caryll-Tilkin, air gunner, †
Sgt Cyril Sidney Garrick Green, observer, †
Sgt R. E. Langfield, wireless operator.

The crew was performing a training flight from Cottesmore to Carlisle. Just after starting the descent in poor visibility, the twin engine aircraft hit a tree and crashed onto a hill side located near Gilling West, northeast of Richmond. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (14th OTU):
Sgt Sidney John Howard, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Hurst, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Robert Sumner, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Huntley Todd, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Murray, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1727LT on October 14 to bomb a synthetic oil plant located in Stettin (Szczecin), Poland. While returning to his base in the next early morning, the crew was unable to determine his exact position due to low visibility caused by thick cloud. Due to fuel exhaustion, the captain attempted an emergency landing in a field when the airplane crashed and burnt. Two crew members were killed and three others were seriously injured.
Crew (10th Squadron):
F/Lt Dennis Brendon Geoffrey Tomlinson, pilot,
Sgt T. A. Byrne, pilot,
P/O Robert James Dickinson, observer, †
Sgt Leslie Peter Neville, wireless operator, †
Sgt R. L. Somerville, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1740LT on October 14 to bomb a synthetic oil plant located in Stettin (Szczecin), Poland. While returning to base the following morning, the pilot-in-command made a sharp turn on approach when the airplane collided with trees and crashed few dozen yards short of runway. A crew member was killed and four others were injured.
Crew (77th Squadron):
S/L George Roderick Hartwell Black, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Edward Coogan, pilot,
Sgt P. Boddington, observer,
Sgt G. J. Garwood, wireless operator,
Sgt J. W. Woodroffe, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe in the evening of October 8 on an operation to Hanau, east of Frankfurt. The following night, while returning to his base, the crew encountered poor visibility. Too low on approach, the airplane collided with trees and crashed in Snape, some 15 km northwest of RAF Topcliffe. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (77th Squadron):
Sgt George William Brown, pilot,
Mid David Arthur Charles Hadingham, pilot,
Sgt William Goodall MacMorland, observer,
Sgt Joseph Reginald Wardman, wireless operator,
Sgt Cleveland Cottham, wireless operator and air gunner.

The pilot was engaged in a solo training flight out from RAF Cranwell. While cruising at night, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot lost his bearings. He reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the twin engine aircraft impacted a hedge and crashed in a field. The pilot was injured.
Crew:
Sgt James Quinn, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a mine laying mission with four crew on board. While on return flight, the crew was instructed to divert to RAF Leeming due to bad weather over Hemswell. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane crashed in Hartoft Moor east of Rosedale Abbey. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Gerald D'Arcy-Wright, pilot,
Sgt William Arthur Cannon, observer,
Sgt Alan Algar, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Benedict Rayment, air gunner.