Dalton AFB

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 2222LT on May 19 to drop leaflets over Vichy. While returning to base the following night, the crew diverted to RAF Cottesmore where the airplane crashed upon landing. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Rae Barr, pilot,
Sgt John William Brown, flight engineer,
F/Sgt David Conter, observer,
Sgt Ronald Charles Perriam, wireless operator,
Sgt John George Smith Rocks, air gunner,
Sgt Eric Humphrey Williams, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 2138LT on April 27 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hamois. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence William Carr, pilot,
F/Sgt James William Ralston, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Kenneth Robinson, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ronald Barry Shoebridge,
Sgt James Garroway, wireless operator, †
Sgt Iorwerth Edwards, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Henry Lee.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 2206LT on an operation to Dunkirk. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bergues. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Wallace Barber, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick A. Barker, flight engineer,
Sgt George William Butterworth, navigator, †
Sgt T. G. Johnson, observer,
Sgt William Nicoll, wireless operator, †
Sgt G. V. Long, air gunner,
Sgt A. R. Evans, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton on a test flight with eight crew members on board. In flight, it went out of control and crashed in an open field located at York Gate Farm in Baldersby, bursting into flames. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Crew
F/Lt Harry Malcolm Williams, pilot,
Sgt John Kirkpatrick Morris, pilot,
Sgt Noel Grimoldby, flight engineer,
Sgt Philip Leonard Newell Trehearn, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Harold Sutton, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth O'Connelley, wireless operator,
F/Lt Henry Noel Ross, air gunner,
LAC John Livesey, ground crew.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 1701LT on an operation to Emden. While flying along the Dutch coast at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and is believed to have crashed into the sea some 50 km off Schiermonnikoog Island. Lost without trace. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Kenneth Craig,
Sgt John Toker Clough Hazledine,
Sgt Peter May,
Sgt John Douglas White,
Sgt Joseph Greenwood Wilson.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 0424LT on an operation to Brest. Turned back over Cherbourg after the starboard engine failed. While roughly 12 miles south of Sheffield, the unserviceable engine caught fire and the order to bail out was given. While trying to force-land, the Whitley crashed into the rear of Creswell Street in Pogmoor, west of Barnsley. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Hollingworth, pilot, †
Sgt John Toker Clough Hazledine, copilot,
Sgt E. A. Brain, observer,
F/Sgt Alexander Gibson Buchanan, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leonard Jackson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 1643LT on an operation to Dunkirk. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Edward Baldock,
F/Sgt Wilson Gilmore Caldwell,
F/Sgt Walter Arthur Evans,
Sgt Douglas Gordon Jack,
Sgt George Edward Thompson.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 1640LT on November 30 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it strayed off track to the north. Running out of fuel, it was abandoned by the crew and crashed near Springholm. All five crew members parachuted to safety.
Crew:
Sgt E. P. Pike,
Sgt J. B. Robinson,
Sgt G. H. Marks,
Sgt D. C. Grieve,
Sgt G. Williams.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Klein Königsförde, west of Kiel. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
S/L James Godfrey Walker, pilot, †
Sgt Charles Thomas Roderick Anderson, pilot, †
Sgt John Alfred Groom, observer, †
Sgt Philip Anthony Taylor, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Williamson, wireless operator.