North Yorkshire

Late in the day the crew of this aircraft were tasked to fly to RAF Catterick and from there ferry a load of ammunition to Wick in Scotland. After loading the stores, six passengers boarded the aircraft. Sergeant Gaut selected the longest available take off run, but when half way across the airfield, the Whitley suddenly rose to about ten feet, followed by a near vertical climb at full throttle. Eye witnesses state that the bomber stalled, below 100 feet, and dived nose first into the ground, exploding on impact. Miraculously, two of the six passengers survived.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
Sgt Herbert John Gaut, pilot, †
P/O Reginald Arthur Morton Luckman, pilot and navigator, †
AC2 Charles Paterson, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Passengers:
AC1 John Baker, †
Sgt Arthur Vincent, †
Sgt Albert Harris, †
AC1 Horace Jones, †
Sgt Donald E Gibbs,
Cpl W. Jenkinson.

Source: W. R. Chorley.

While approaching the British coast, the twin engine airplane was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Spitfire and crashed into the North Sea some 30 km off Sandsend. Two crew members were rescued and two others were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Joachim Kretschmer, †
Uffz Hugo Sauer, †
Ofw Eugen Lange,
Uffz Bernhard Hochstuhl.

Following a wrong approach configuration, the twin engine aircraft landed too far down the runway and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and collided with a hedge before coming to rest. Both pilots escaped uninjured.

Following a reconnaissance mission, the crew was returning to his base at RAF Thornaby. The twin engine airplane landed too far down the runway, overran, collided with a hedge and came to rest. Both crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Cameron William McNeill, pilot,
F/O Charles Philip Wright, observer.

The crew was performing a positioning flight to York on behalf of the 51st Squadron. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of some 200 feet, the aircraft yawed to the right, stalled and crashed in a huge explosion. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Hugo Griffiths,
Sgt Bernard Mullins.

The float plane overshot upon landing at RAF Catterick when the grass runway was wet and shorter than was required for this aircraft category. The airplane overran, collided with the boundary hedge and came to rest near the A1 road. There were no casualties.

The crew departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse on a night training exercice. After takeoff, the airplane collided with trees and crashed. A crew member was slightly injured while four others were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward James Bruce Russell Gillespie, †
Sgt David John Wood, †
AC1 Philip Henry Cook, †
AC1 Thomas William Clarkson, †
AC1 William McGlen Stewart Harkness.

Shortly after takeoff from RAF Dishforth, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located past the runway end. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Albert Donald,
Sgt Eric Cecil James Fryer.

While completing a local exercice out from RAF Linton-on-Ouse, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Aldwark, some 3 km north of the airbase. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Franklin Gordon Hanlan,
AC1 Christopher Peter Timothy Bowring,
F/Sgt Frank Clifford Noyes,
AC1 Andrew Moffat Fleming.

The crew was taking part to the 'Kings Cup Race' when the aircraft was thrown to a cliff by strong winds. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Edward Goodwin Hilton,
Percy Clark Sherren.