Suffolk

The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2057LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. During the course of the next five hours, a number of w/t signals were received, the last being at 0058LTZ when SOS was heard. At this stage, the bomber was plotted 30 miles off Lowestoft. It is believed that the bomber crashed into the sea but no trace of it nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Weldon Baker,
Sgt George Gibb,
Sgt Harry Franklin Hurt,
Sgt John Ernest Johnson,
Sgt John William Nightingarl,
Sgt Robert Donald Cowan Stark.

The crew consisting of one instructor and two student pilots were performing a training exercise at RAF Honington. After completing several manoeuvres in the vicinity of the airbase, the crew initiated a last turn to join the approach path when the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (311th Squadron):
P/O Stanislav Zeinert, pilot,
P/O Miroslav Švic, pilot,
Sgt Viktor Tégel, wireless operator.

The airplane was engaged in a local training mission at RAF Mildenhall. Shortly after takeoff, it collided with trees and crashed on a cottage located in Holmsey Green, north of the airbase. Two crew members were killed as well as Mrs. Martha Brightwell who was leaving in the cottage. Six other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Robert James Uhrig,
Sgt John Kenneth Moseley, observer,
P/O J. H. Fisher,
Sgt D. C. Smallbone,
Sgt H. J. F. Kerr,
Sgt G. H. Goodwin,
Sgt R. L. Clarke,
Sgt C. Ingleby.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1949LT on March 31 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it landed heavily, bounced and then climbed steeply before stalling at approximately 70 feet. A fire broke out when the bomber crashed at 0350LT. All six crew members were injured, one seriously. Sgt Butler died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt G. J. P. Morhen,
Sgt A. G. Sutherland,
Sgt J. N. W. Jones,
Sgt H. F. Barnes,
Sgt L. R. Guymer,
Sgt Percival Ernest Butler, wireless operator. †

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket in the evening of March 23 on an operation to Calais. While returning to base the following night, it caught fire for unknown reasons. While trying to make an emergency landing, the airplane collided with high tension cables then struck the roof of a house and crashed on Hazelwood Common near Leiston, bursting into flames. Six crew members were killed while a seventh was seriously injured. The only survivor died from injuries sustained on March 30.
Crew:
Sgt John Butterworth Clarke, wireless operator,
Sgt Philip Green, air gunner,
Sgt Antony John Roberts, pilot,
S/L Stuart Alistair Frederick Robertson, pilot,
Sgt Eric Victor Seymour, observer,
Sgt Gilbert Maurice Short, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Ben White, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1930LT on March 18 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor visibility due to haze. While trying to land in a field near Peasenhall, the airplane collided with trees and crashed. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt W. Hall,
Sgt German,
P/O K. E. Platt,
Sgt Anderson,
Sgt Baton,
Sgt Seymour.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 0122LT on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following morning, on final approach, it was shot down by the pilot of a JU.88 and crashed onto a house located in Beck Row, near the airfield. All six crew members were killed while both occupants in the house, Mr. & Mrs. Titmarsh, were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Warren, pilot,
Sgt Evan Roy Cooke, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Arthur Lown, observer,
Sgt Harold Chapman, wireless operator,
Sgt William James Greaves, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas John Capel, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2004LT on March 1st on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel. The pilot elected to divert to RAF Stradishall when the airplane crashed in a pasture in Great Wratting. A crew was killed and three others were injured, one seriously. Sgt Healing later died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Roderick MacKinnon, observer, †
Sgt Frank Douglas Healing, wireless operator, †
Sgt R. Fletcher,
P/O J. T. Noble.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 1825LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base in the evening, the crew declared an emergency due to engine failure but landing permission was denied as another Wellington was obstructing the runway. From a height of 150 feet, the captain initiated a go around procedure when the airplane stalled and crashed shot of runway. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O H. C. S. Hordern,
Sgt K. C. Russell,
P/O E. W. G. McKenzie,
Sgt D. Cross,
Sgt R. Platt,
Sgt J. R. Stuart.

The crew was performing a local training sortie at RAF Newmarket on behalf of the 11th Operational Training Unit. The airplane crashed on approach for unknown reasons, killing both pilots.
Crew:
F/Sgt Donald Lionel Henry Miles, pilot,
Sgt Robert Hugh Newman, pilot.