Afrikanda AFB

The airplane departed Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, on a transit flight to Afrikanda AFB, Murmansk oblast. It was part of a group of 16 Hampden being transferred to northwest Russia, taking part to 'Operation Orator', the code name for the defense of the Allied Arctic convoy PQ-18 by British and Australian air force units based temporarily in northwest Russia. While cruising in limited visibility due to clouds and dusk, the airplane apparently lost height and crashed on the slope of Mt Arvestuottar located some 45 km southeast of Kvikkjokk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward John Smart, pilot,
F/Sgt Thomas Graham Nicholls, navigator,
Sgt Louis Arthur Biggin, wireless operator,
Sgt John Mackenzie Oberlin Harris, air gunner,
Cpl Donald Henry Nelson.

The airplane departed Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, on a transit flight to Afrikanda AFB, Murmansk oblast. It was part of a group of 16 Hampden being transferred to northwest Russia, taking part to 'Operation Orator', the code name for the defense of the Allied Arctic convoy PQ-18 by British and Australian air force units based temporarily in northwest Russia. Over Pechenga, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Lewis Bertrand,
Sgt Edward Dudley Bind,
Cpl George Richard Desforges,
Sgt Kenneth Scott Piper,
Sgt Kenneth Clayton Smith.

The airplane departed Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, on a transit flight to Afrikanda AFB, Murmansk oblast. It was part of a group of 16 Hampden being transferred to northwest Russia, taking part to 'Operation Orator', the code name for the defense of the Allied Arctic convoy PQ-18 by British and Australian air force units based temporarily in northwest Russia. En route, both engines stopped due to a fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in Kandalaksha and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
P/O Rupert Patrick, pilot +3.

The airplane departed Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, at 2030LT on a transit flight to Afrikanda AFB, Murmansk oblast. It was part of a group of 16 Hampden being transferred to northwest Russia, taking part to 'Operation Orator', the code name for the defense of the Allied Arctic convoy PQ-18 by British and Australian air force units based temporarily in northwest Russia. While cruising in limited visibility due to clouds and dusk, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Tsatsa located in the Sarek National Park, some 45 km north of Kvikkjokk. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O D. I. Evans,
Cpl B. J. Sowerby,
F/Sgt James Steven Jewett, †
P/O William Henry Bowler, †
F/Sgt John Parker Campbell. †

Crashed in unknown circumstances near Afrikanda AFB while completing a training flight. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ludovik Vladimirovich Aleksandrovsky, pilot +2.

The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Afrikanda AFB. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Nikolai Fyodorovich Petrov, pilot,
Lt Ivan Parfiryevich Schegolev, navigator,
Sgt Vladimir Ivanovich Denisov, radio operator.