Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The crew was completing a training flight on behalf of the 14th Operational Training Unit. In flight, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons 2 miles from Husbands Bosworth, south of Leicester. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

While cruising at an altitude of 6,700 feet, both engines misfired and the left engine failed shortly later. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a pasture at Chatsworth Park, near Bakewell. While all six occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair due to severe damages to the airframe.
Crew (14th OTU):
F/O Leo Braham Patkin, pilot,
P/O Robert Lindsay Bienvenu, navigator,
P/O John Leslie Tolmie, air bomber,
P/O William Neil Fisher,
Sgt William Donald Blackwell, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt James Balmer, air gunner.

Crashed in unknown circumstances.

Crashed on landing for unknown reasons. No casualties.

The airplane departed RAF Wymeswold to drop leaflets. At night, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Breskens. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Carr Atkin, pilot, †
Sgt Clinton Gunning, observer,
Sgt Gerald Stanley Loveday, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Holden Roskell, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Anthony Molloy, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Sharjah on a flight to Karachi, carrying four crew members and one passenger. About 30 minutes into the flight, while cruising over the Gulf of Oman, the pilot noticed oil on the reduction gear casing of the port engine. This coupled with a visibility of only two miles made him decide to return to Sharjah. Seven minutes later, the propeller of the right engine detached. He made an emergency landing in a rocky land located in Rul Dhadnah, some 10 km southeast of Dibba Al Fujairah. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the navigator was killed. All four other occupants were later rescued.
Crew:
Sgt G. Chadwick, pilot,
Sgt William H. Donnelly, navigator, †
Sgt G. A. Wharton, wireless operator,
Sgt W. J. Brown, wireless operator.
Passenger:
Lt Col De Watteville.

The crew departed RAF Saltby at 0925LT on a training flight on behalf of the 14th OTU. While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet in a flaps and undercarriage down configuration, the pilot stalled the airplane. It entered a dive and as the pilot was unable to regain control due to an insufficient distance with the ground, the airplane crashed in an open field located in Old Leake, northeast of Boston, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Evans, pilot,
W/O Hugh Murray, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Frank Peachey, navigator,
Sgt John Sykes, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harry Sharp, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Harwell on a night navigation exercise. In the early morning, while trying to land at RAF Hemswell, the pilot leveled off too early and the undercarriage collapsed following a hard landing. The airplane slid for few dozen metres and came to a halt, bursting into flames. All five crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
Sgt F. C. Swain, pilot +4.

The airplane departed RAF Wymeswold at 1919LT on January 29. While cruising at night in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the airplane crashed in a pasture located in Birchen Bank Moss. Three crew members were killed while two others were injured.
Crew (28th OTU):
F/O Anthony Winter Lane, pilot, †
P/O Charles Douglas Brown, bomb aimer, †
P/O Charles Leslie Grisdale, navigator,
Sgt Raymond Gerard Rouse, air gunner, †
Sgt Miller, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh at 1756LT on a 'Nickel' operation. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in a field located in Stroud, some 46 km southwest of the airbase. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Waldo McCausland, pilot,
Sgt Francis Charles Palmer,
Sgt Frank Arthur Morgan,
Sgt George William Ayres,
Sgt Percy Eric Farren.