Chelveston

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston on an operation to Rouen. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and later, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 15 km south of Selsey. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Joseph W. Carter,
1st Lt Robert A. Gray,
1st Lt Thomas W. Stein,
1st Lt William G. Moorer,
S/Sgt Joseph C. Maxwell,
S/Sgt Burns R. Dayley,
S/Sgt Graves B. Riser,
S/Sgt Winfred B. Shirley,
T/Sgt Clyde T. Courtney,
T/Sgt Sam A. Kirk.

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Flying between the Frisian Islands and Heligoland Island, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Isaac D. Benson, pilot,
2nd Lt Martin L. Mjellem, copilot,
2nd Lt Stanley Waliszewski, navigator,
2nd Lt Leo L. Winters, bombardier,
S/Sgt Paul I. Kleinschrodt, flight engineer,
S/Sgt William J. Peteritas, radio operator,
Sgt William D. Hise, air gunner,
S/Sgt Ward S. Johnson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Austin W. Routhier, air gunner,
S/Sgt Charles F. Jackson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston in the morning on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Le Favre, 25 km northeast of Vannes. Eight crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Henry M. Burman, pilot,
2nd Lt Robert Ralph Mericle, copilot, †
T/Sgt Ralph Alexander Livengood, mechanic, †
2nd Lt Dominick Nicholas Lazzaro, navigator,
T/Sgt Herbert Hemby Burnette, radio operator, †
2nd Lt Leonard Ervin Duncan, bombardier, †
S/Sgt Erban Lloyd Jones, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Howard Maughan Jones, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Carl Edwin Olson Jr., air gunner, †
Sgt Michael J. Stanko, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston at 0900LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. While approaching the target area at an altitude of 17,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter. Ten crew members bailed out and parachuted to safety while the navigator was killed. Three evaded and seven became PoW. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed into the Étang du Grand Gournava, some 2,3 km southwest of Pleucadeuc.
Crew:
Cpt Charles James Steenbarger, pilot,
1st Lt Thomas Palmer Mayo, copilot,
1st Lt John E. Carpenter Jr., navigator, †
T/Sgt Carey Bernard Ford, mechanic,
S/Sgt Frederick J. Dewig, radio operator,
1st Lt Joe John Varhol, bomb aimer,
S/Sgt Lowell Ray Lewis, air gunner,
S/Sgt Dale Markland, air gunner,
T/Sgt Donald Ray Wall, air gunner,
S/Sgt Charles L. Gilbert, air gunner,
T/Sgt Norris Charles Miller, photographer.

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston on an operation to Hamm. Cloud cover over the target area prevented bombing of the primary target at Hamm and the formation diverted to the industrial area of Emden, Germany. While cruising over the Netherlands, the airplane collided with a Fw.190 which had been shot down and sliced through the right wing of the bomber that entered a spin and crashed into the Waddenzee off Den Helder. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt William K. Davidson, pilot,
Lt Charles W. McMehen, copilot,
2nd Lt John H. Kinsey Jr., navigator,
2nd Lt James W. Bryant, bombardier,
S/Sgt Kermit R. Plaskett, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Jack C. Hickman, radio operator,
S/Sgt Robert L. McKnight, air gunner,
S/Sgt Charles Peterson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Le Roy J. Moyer, air gunner,
S/Sgt Paul E. Heatherly, air gunner.

The pilot departed RAF Upwood on a formation training exercise. When the leader ordered the pilot the formation to break, the pilot became disoriented and attempted a forced landing at the partially built airfield of Chelveston. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt R. S. Trigg, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on March 20 to lay mines off Brest. While returning to base the following night, it collided with a barrage balloon cable. The crew abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in Chelveston. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O R. N. Harrison,
Sgt E. W. Smith,
Sgt H. E. Turner,
Sgt A. R. Simmons.