Vickers 417 Wellington III

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 2123LT on April 16 on an operation to Mannheim. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Septmonts. Five crew members were killed and one evaded.
Crew:
S/L Frederick Arthur Holmes, pilot, †
Sgt J. R. Milne,
F/O John McMaster, navigator, †
F/Sgt Douglas Samuel Ritchie, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt George Gill, wireless operator, †
F/Lt Gerald Alfred Lunn, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth 2107LT on April 14 on an operation to Stuttgart. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Mussey-sur-Marne, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Alexandre Theodore Doucette, pilot,
Sgt Albert Jones, pilot,
Sgt Derek Vollans, observer,
F/O Joseph Omer Leopold Desroches, navigator,
F/O Georges Paul Henri Ledoux, air gunner,
W/O Pierre Paul Trudeau, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2321LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the petrol dock of Le Havre. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Philip Raymond Hall, pilot,
Sgt Tudor Lewis Edwards, flight engineer,
Sgt Harry Elliott, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Reginald Lionel Casterllari, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric James Peacock, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2310LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Beautor, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Jerrold Mountford Everill, pilot,
F/O Francis Desmond Clarke, navigator,
P/O Roy Brown, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Robert Gurdon, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Thornton Edward Richardson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2312LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Klein-Rohrheim, 19 km southwest of Darmstadt. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Crew:-
P/O Alexander Urquhart, pilot,
Sgt William Kinniburgh, pilot,
Sgt Harold Edward Williams, bomb aimer,
Sgt Reginald George Edwards, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Michael Ralph Dixon, air gunner.

The crew was performing a local night training exercise at RAF Little Horwood. On final approach in limited visibility due to fog, the airplane collided with a water tower and crashed in Mursley, 4 km east southeast of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Dennis Edward John Bint, pilot,
Sgt Francis Bernard McHugh, pilot,
Sgt Cyril John Fox, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Leonin Lionel Belanger, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Seighford at 0450LT on a navigation training exercise. One hour into the flight, a loss of power on one or more engine forced the captain to attempt an emergency landing. After it crash landed in a pasture located in Newhaven, the bomber collided with a hedge and a stonewall before coming to rest, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and two others were seriously injured.
Crew (30th OTU):
Sgt Ronald Albert Jones, pilot, †
Sgt John Scott Spencer, navigator, †
Sgt Gilbert Kenneth Parsons, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt R. J. Perrin, wireless operator,
F/Sgt J. Douglas, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2118LT on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Doullens. All five crew members parachuted to safety, one evaded and four became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt George Stanley Barclay, pilot,
P/O B. M. Marion, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert Wesley Hart, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Herbert Conrad, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Francis Limage, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 2122LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Heerdt, in the northwest suburb of Düsseldorf. All five crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O R. M. Buckham, pilot,
F/O N. W. Rodin, flight engineer,
P/O G. C. Fletcher, navigator,
Sgt J. D. Fraser, wireless operator,
Sgt T. Whitehead, air gunner.

The crew was performing a training flight out from RAF Hemswell. While flying at a height of 1,000 feet, the starboard engine failed, followed shortly later by a partial failure of the port engine. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the pilot attempted an emergency belly landing. The airplane crash landed in a field located in Corringham and was damaged beyond repair. All crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew (300th Squadron):
W/O J Kazimierczak, pilot,
Sgt E. Garczynski +3.