Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1906LT on an operation to Stuttgart. While cruising over France at an altitude of 15,000 feeet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Charleville. Six crew members became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
P/O Harold David Rea, pilot,
Sgt Hpward Jack Mason, mechanic,
Sgt Kenneth Winston Elt, mechanic,
P/O Kenneth Percy Cox Money, navigator,
F/Sgt William Alexander MacDonald, radio operator,
F/Sgt Patrick Johnston, radio operator,
F/Sgt James Joseph Maguire, air gunner,
F/Sgt Peter Dmytruk, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1925LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Cedric Alan Newland, pilot, †
Sgt C. S. Jones, flight engineer,
Sgt John Davidson Haigh, navigator, †
Sgt Robert William Floyd, observer, †
Sgt Dennis James Druett, wireless operator, †
Sgt Martin Harvey Christie Crow, air gunner, †
Sgt Albert Edward Beaven, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 1930LT on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O John Dickinson, pilot,
Sgt Henry Edward Henden, flight engineer,
Sgt Frederick Wade Stanners, navigator,
Sgt Jessel Hyam Harris, navigator,
Sgt John Ernest Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Patrick Crawford, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie John Gait, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1910LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Outbound at 20,000 feet, an engine on the port side cut. The bombs were jettisoned circa 2305LT near the target, but height could not be maintained and while on course for base at 8,500 feet, the Halifax was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rozières. All seven crew members survived, three became PoW and four evaded.
Crew:
F/O Arnot Andrew Stewart, pilot,
Sgt J. A. Hammond, flight engineer,
F/Sgt David Duncan Patrick Leitch, navigator,
F/O George Herbert Lamus, bomb aimer,
Sgt Laurence Stanley Marsden, wireless operator,
Sgt R. D. Davidson, air gunner,
Sgt C. T. Hamilton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1903LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Flying northeast of Heidelberg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Altneudorf. A crew was killed and six others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt George Theodore Chretien, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Cyril Collin, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Thomas Edward Carlon, navigator,
P/O John Scott Probert, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harold George Reynolds, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Ernest Danes, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Moore, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 1928LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Marson-sur-Barboure. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Edmund Witham, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Frederick Smith, flight engineer,
Sgt Thomas Charles Laws, observer,
Sgt John Harris, navigator,
P/O Philip Grenville Lyon, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Edward Ashdown, air gunner,
Sgt Benjamin Harvey Bishop, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1902LT on an operation to Stuttgart. In the evening, while flying over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in La Malmaison. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Harold Gordon Shockley, pilot,
P/O Bernard Henry Labarge, copilot,
Sgt Charles Orrin Henderson, flight engineer,
P/O Francis Holland, navigator,
P/O William Watson Kirkpatrick, navigator,
Sgt Matthew Walker Mackenzie, wireless operator,
F/O Wendell Mclean Palmer, air gunner,
P/O James Henderson, air gunner.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances just south of RAF Melbourne, bursting into flames. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey Francis Peck, pilot,
Sgt Archie Allen Muirhead, flight engineer,
Sgt William Browning, navigator,
Sgt Basil Graham Hart, navigator,
Sgt Alfred Norman Boreham, wireless operator,
Sgt Denis Cyril Retter, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2000LT on March 9 on an operation to Munich. The following night, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Boussu. A crew was killed, three others became PoW and three evaded.
Crew:
S/L Robert John Sage, pilot,
Sgt B. J. I. Walker, flight engineer,
F/Lt Brian Desmond Barker, navigator,
Sgt M. Crabtree, bomb aimer,
P/O Dennis Walter Bateman, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Loader Morris, air gunner,
F/O Kenneth Alexander Adam, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2003LT on March 9 on an operation to Munich. The following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into Lake Constance and was destroyed. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Basil O'connell Huggard, pilot,
F/Sgt Maurice Leonard Durling,
Sgt Thomas Eric Edwards,
F/Sgt Colin Hanstock,
F/Sgt James Hywel Hughes, wireless operator,
F/O Edward George Shreeves,
P/O Lawrence Mattinson Bridger, air gunner.