Driffield AFB

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2234LT on August 5 on an operation to Karlsruhe. It was shot down over Mannheim and crashed in Neckarau, south of the city. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Benedict Warren Melvill Jones, pilot,
Sgt Warren Steen Denby, pilot,
P/O Harry Brant, observer,
F/Sgt Richard Neilson Barcroft, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Raymond John David, wireless operator,
Sgt Granville Fallows Lister, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1138LT on an operation to Brest. While flying at an altitude of 5,000 feet northeast of the city, it was attacked by at least four fighters and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Broadhurst,
F/Sgt William Edwin Chappell,
P/O Maurice Sydney Nichols,
F/Sgt John Reginald Powell,
Sgt Peter Douglas Simpson,
Sgt Arthur Gordon Tatham.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2252LT on July 14 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed near a factory located in Veendam. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William George Rowse, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Alfred Harmer, pilot,
P/O John Thomas Monks, observer,
Sgt William Everest, wireless operator,
Sgt Russell John Reynolds, wireless operator,
Sgt Laurence Dominick Coogan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1841LT on March 23 on an operation to Kiel. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and later in the flight, the left engine failed. While returning to base the following night, the airplane was abandoned by the crew, dove into the ground and crashed near RAF Driffield. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O P. H. H. Pritchard,
P/O F. A. Caunter-Jackson,
Sgt P. J. Breene,
Sgt O. W. J. Pearce.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1715LT on November 14 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the next morning, the airplane ran out of fuel and was ditched in the sea few miles off Hornsea. All five crewmen were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (77th Squadron):
Sgt N. C. Bizley, pilot,
P/O Pearson, pilot,
Sgt Sewell, observer,
Sgt Middleton, wireless operator,
Sgt Higgins, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1805LT on October 14 to bomb an synthetic oil plant located in Stettin (Szczecin), Poland. While returning to his base in the next early morning. the crew noticed the fuel quantity was insufficient and decided to divert to RAF Driffield. On approach, the captain was forced to make an emergency landing few miles short of runway. All crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (58th Squadron):
F/O B. Brooke, pilot,
Sgt C. S. Halley, pilot,
Sgt Henderson, observer,
Sgt Collie, wireless operator,
Sgt Guest, air gunner.

The crew was performing a night training flight over the Isle of Man. While returning to his base at RAF Driffield, the crew failed to realize he was flying too low. The aircraft impacted the slope of a hill at Hayhills Farm, near Silsden, and was destroyed. Four crewmen were killed and a fifth occupant was seriously injured.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
Sgt Norman Kelvin Bott, pilot, †
P/O Alexander William Fletcher, pilot, †
Sgt Charles William Cavey Fleming Harrison, observer, †
Sgt Alan Steel, wireless operator, †
Sgt Len G. Smalley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2000LT on August 24 on a mission over Augsburg. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Vijfhuizen around 0300LT, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Charles James Drogo Montagu, pilot,
Sgt James Walter Ward, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Trevor Penny, observer,
Sgt Edwin Jack Clarke, wireless operator air gunner,
Sgt Arthur Frank Webber, wireless operator air gunner.

On final approach, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane collided with a fence, causing the undercarriage to be torn off. The airplane landed on its belly and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All five crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (77th Squadron):
Sgt James Walter Ward, pilot,
AC1 M. J. Hood,
AC1 D. P. Starbuck,
AC1 F. N. Sheppard +1.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2011LT on August 16 to bomb an aircraft factory located in Augsburg, Bavaria. The crew encountered poor weather conditions and apparently deviated from the prescribed route when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Hochlichtspitze (2,600 metres high) located about 143 km southwest from Augsburg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Mark Hubbard Rogers, pilot,
Sgt Maurice William James Pollard, pilot,
Sgt Sidney George Jermond, observer,
Sgt Walter Frank Haywood, wireless operator,
Sgt James Patterson, wireless operator.