Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2000LT on March 27 on an operation to Berlin. While cruising near Hanover, it was hit by the German Flak which damaged both port engines and holed fuel tanks. Course was set for neutral Sweden and the Halifax later crash landed in Lindberg, some 64 km south southeast of Göteborg. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all seven crew members were interned.
Crew:
Sgt R. H. Batchelor, pilot,
Sgt H. L. Grayson,
Sgt H. Wein,
P/O R. V. Fisher,
Sgt R. E. Hall,
Sgt F. W. Grant,
Sgt A. G. Sieben, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton Saint George at 2002LT on an operation to Berlin. Passing over Hamburg, it was damaged by the German Flak and was later shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Escheburg, some 23 km east southeast of Hamburg. The pilot was killed and six other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Charles Edward Porter, pilot, †
Sgt Murray Winston Bishop, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan Thomas Budinger, navigator,
F/O George Joseph Sweanor, bomb aimer,
Sgt Joseph Gerald Lanteigne, wireless operator,
Sgt Daniel London, air gunner,
F/Sgt Albert Henry Taylor, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2001LT on an operation to Berlin. Over Bremen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed at the main railway station. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward Charles Hibburt, pilot, †
Sgt William Henry Penrose, flight engineer, †
Sgt Joseph Bertram Kelly, navigator,
P/O Harry Bostock Pearson, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Granville Hawkesworth, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond Douglas Harding, air gunner,
F/Sgt Michael Briton Budd, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Graveley at 1950LT on an operation to Berlin. Approaching Hanover, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Habichhorst, in the east suburb of Stadthagen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Harl J. Espy, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Albert Henry Thomas, flight engineer,
Sgt George Charles Dynes, navigator,
F/O James Hubert Naylor, navigator,
Sgt Reginald Charles Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt George Harold Yeates, air gunner,
Sgt Charles Pattison, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1902LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was badly shot about by the German Flak and was later abandoned by the crew and crashed in Gaanderen. Three crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt John McCalla Tait, pilot, †
Sgt James Archibald Wilson, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick Edward Lemon, flight engineer,
W/O Stanley Hauxwell, navigator,
Sgt George Redpath Johnston, bomb aimer,
P/O Raymond William Keen, wireless operator,
Sgt Andrew Wilson, air gunner, †
Sgt Richard Ridley Henry Huleatt, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a patrol mission with a crew of seven on board. Shortly after a night takeoff, the airplane struck an obstacle and became unstable. The pilot decided to return to base when, on final approach, the airplane stalled and crashed short of runway, hitting a USAF Boeing B-17 registered 42-29647. All seven crew members were killed as well as seven people on the ground (B-17 crew?).
Crew:
F/O Arthur Hodgson, pilot,
Sgt Nathan Lubin, pilot,
Sgt Harry Davey Vesey, flight engineer,
F/O William Vernon Godwin Yeulett, navigator,
Sgt Francis Harold Griffiths, wireless operator,
P/O Stanley Alexander Christie, air gunner,
W/O Garnett Eugene Taggart, air gunner.
Those killed on the ground were:
J. C. S. Arnold,
G. W. Ball,
P. Johnstone,
G. W. Leadsom,
N. Thompson,
T. J. Williams,
N. S. Youster.

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on Operations St John/St Andrew Leeks 5/Catarrh 11 (Special Operation Executive), heading for Holland, carrying seven crew members and two Dutch agents. Over Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer, northeast of Enkhuizen. An agent drowned and eight other occupants became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ernest Clow, pilot,
Sgt Francis Boyd, flight engineer,
Sgt Thomas William Robert Holmes, navigator,
Sgt Frank Ross, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Robert Dennis Alexander, wireless operator,
Sgt William Arthur Aberneathy Floyd, air gunner,
Sgt Stanley Walter Reynolds, air gunner.
Passengers:
Mr. A. Bergman, †
Mr. P. R. Gerbrand.

After landing at RAF Elvington, the airplane swung and came to a halt with its undercarriage smashed. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
F/Lt F. K. Bainbridge, pilot +4.

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford at 1750LT on Operation Slate (Special Operations Executive), heading for Poland and a dropping zone code named Wrona 614. Outbound, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Store Hedding, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Rowland Smith, pilot,
Sgt Horace Robert Harrap, copilot,
Sgt Arthur Cyril Sixsmith, flight engineer,
Sgt Colin Frederick Chambers, navigator,
Sgt Donald Robb Ross, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Eugene Shadrack Masson, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Mairs, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on Operation Bronze (Special Operation Executive), heading for Czechoslovakia. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Munich and was destroyed. Seven crew members were killed and one was seriously injured. The only survivor died from injuries sustained on April 11.
Crew:
S/L Christopher Francis Gibson, pilot,
W/O Douglas Clark Lisson, pilot,
Sgt Malcolm John Hudson, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Stanley Rigden, navigator,
W/O Maurice Tallier Peter Myers, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Stokes, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold John Sharood, air gunner,
Sgt Leo Peter Ward, air gunner.