Vickers 406 Wellington II

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1815LT on an operation to Hannover. At liftoff, the left engine failed. The airplane lost height, impacted the ground and crashed against a concrete pillbox. Fifteen minutes after the crash, the load of bombs exploded. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony Gordon Walker, pilot, †
F/Sgt James Alexander Fleming, observer, †
Sgt Herbert Ernest Godson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Henry Coupe, air gunner, †
Sgt J. D. McKnight,
Sgt K. Scholes.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1834LT on an operation to Emden. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Terschelling. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Edmund John Roberts Fowler, pilot, †
Sgt William Rutherford, air gunner, †
F/Sgt George Homer Groves,
P/O Percival Raymond Ross,
F/Lt William Herbert Thallon,
F/Sgt Frederick William Walker.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1713LT on an operation to Bremen. About an hour into the flight, the crew indicated he was returning to base due to engine trouble. Later, the starboard engine caught fire and the airplane crashed into the sea. Four crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Paul Arthur Gale, †
F/Sgt Gordon Frederick Gurr, †
S/L Walter Bernard Keddy, †
F/Sgt George Joseph Masse, †
F/Lt D. R. S. Scrivens,
Sgt R. L. Turnbull.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1835LT on January 15 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances just past midnight at Arden Great Moor. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Wilmot, pilot, †
Sgt John Blackwell Turner, pilot, †
Sgt Douglas Reginald Bradley, observer, †
Sgt George White, wireless operator, †
Sgt Regan,
Sgt Upham.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1838LT on an operation to Emden. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Basil Andrew Adams,
Sgt Reginald Cooke,
Sgt Charles Kenneth German,
P/O Royal George Lindsay,
Sgt Reginald Philip Henry Sperring,
Sgt Walter George Tate.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1803LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base in the late evening, it suffered an engine failure, lost altitude and crashed one mile east of Brumby, Scunthorpe. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt David Adamson Laing, pilot, †
F/Sgt Carroll Frederick O'Connell, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Alfred Delaney, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Ernest Albert Parsons, air gunner, †
P/O H. J. Stickings,
Sgt C. McAllister.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1150LT on a training exercise. Almost immediately after takeoff, it stalled, impacted a hedge and crashed. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured. Two survivors died from injuries sustained on January 17 and 19.
Crew:
F/Sgt Sidney Reginald Bult, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alfred Charles Kingsley Parsons, †
Sgt Reginald Percy Payton, air gunner, †
Sgt William Rent Sloggatt, †
Sgt A. J. Brown,
Sgt W. J. Phillip,
F/O V. E. Tapp.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0438LT on an operation to Cherbourg. While returning to base in the morning, an engine overheated and a second lost power. The pilot decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in an open field located near Wythall, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and three others were injured. One of the survivor died two days later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Butterworth, pilot, †
P/O Alan William Breck, copilot,
P/O Wilfred Henry Burnham, observer, †
Sgt Charles Edward Morrey, wireless operator, †
Sgt Brian Franklin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Horace Bernard Cable, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1707LT on an operation to Brest. In the late evening, it returned to base when, on final approach, it collided with high tension cables and a lorry and crashed. Five crew members escaped with minor injuries. Earlier, while taking evasive action over the target, F/S Bryant bailed out as ordered, and was killed.
Crew:
P/O J. M. Garlick,
F/Sgt Harry Douglas Bryant, †
Sgt N. Erskine,
Sgt B. L. Schauenberg,
Sgt E. F. A. Matthews,
Sgt J. Stevens.

The crew departed RAF Pocklington on a test flight. One of the engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a pasture in Strensall. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Osborne Bayfield Le Furgey, pilot,
F/Sgt Peter Wityck, pilot,
Sgt James David Garrow,
Sgt William Alan Robertson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Burton Gayfer, air gunner.