South Yorkshire

The crew was involved in a local training sortie. On landing, the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on its belly. Both pilots, among them an instructor, were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was performing a training sortie in RAF Lindholme. On final approach with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the pilot was unable to lower the undercarriage. The crew decided to go around when the aircraft stalled and hit the runway surface, crashing on its belly. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was engaged in a test flight at RAF Finningley. Enroute, both engines failed simultaneously. The captain elected to return to the airbase but on approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field located five miles from the runway threshold. On ground, the aircraft hit an embankment located near a railway, sheared off some road signs and came to rest in flames. The pilot was killed while both other occupants were injured.

The aircraft lost power during takeoff roll. The captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and raised the undercarriage. The aircraft sank on its belly and skidded for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties.

After touchdown at RAF Finningley, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining runway, overran and came to rest in a ravine. There were no casualties. Crew from the 271st Squadron.

During a night training mission, the aircraft hit a hill in Broomhead Moor, northwest of Sheffield. All six occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. At the time, weather conditions were poor with low clouds, rain falls and strong winds.
Crew (21st OTU):
P/O Stanley Baker, pilot,
F/Sgt Anthony St Clair Turner, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Norman Dawson, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Douglas Weeks, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Walter Samuel Sinclair, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Alan Gordon Allwright, wireless operator.

The crew was engaged in a night training flight. Few minutes after its departure from RAF Lichfield, the aircraft hit the slope of Rud Hill located near Sheffield. While all five occupants were injured, the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (27th OTU):
Sgt Thomas Frank Thompson, pilot,
P/O John William Moore, navigator,
Sgt Joseph Howe Levett, navigator,
Sgt Kennington John Hythe Harris, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Jacob Henry Roden, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2316LT on April 17 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, the crew encountered engine problems and decided to return to base. Following a misjudged approach, the pilot was forced to initiate a go around procedure when the airplane collided with a parked Wellington and crashed. All six occupants were rescued, five were injured.
Crew:
F/O Leszek Jerzy Wielochowski, pilot,
F/O Gerard Roman Izydor Kunowski, pilot,
F/O Antoni Władysław Kiewnarski, navigator,
Sgt Jan Rogala-Sobieszczański, wireless operator,
Sgt Jan Józef Czwojda, wireless operator,
Sgt Zygmunt Skopinski, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2221LT on April 14 on an operation to Dortmund. While returning to base the following morning, the airplane ran out fuel. The captain attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in Wroot, northeast of Doncaster. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/O Stefan Sznidel, pilot,
F/O Kazimierz Wacław Konopasek, pilot,
F/O Kazimierz Joszt, observer,
Sgt Kazimierz Pasich, wireless operator,
Sgt Bolesław Wladysław Sedzimir, wireless operator,
Sgt Wladysław Szmidt, air gunner.

Shortly after take off from RAF Finningley (Doncaster Airport), while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. Three passengers were killed while both other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew (4th Squadron):
S/L Edward Claude Inglefield, pilot,
P/O Charles John Roger Boyce, pilot,
AC2 William Giblin +2.