Dishforth AFB

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth on an operation to Lorient. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All five crew members were injured and five ground crew (rescuers) were killed when bombs stored in the cargo bay exploded.
Crew (78th Squadron):
P/O J. B. T. Loudon,
Sgt Charles Arhur Smith,
Sgt H. J. Panter,
Sgt J. Barker,
Sgt T. Brown.
Those killed on the ground were:
AC2 Frederick Percy Griffiths,
AC1 Walter Douglas Victor,
AC1 Alfred George Haslett,
LAC Alfred John Patterson,
LAC Robert Smith.

The bomber departed RAF Dishforth at 1705LT on November 28 on an operation to Stettin (Szczecin). While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and was abandoned by the crew. All five crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O S. O. Hookway,
Sgt Austin,
Sgt Hughes,
Sgt Carter,
Sgt Brindley.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1702LT on an operation to Stettin (Szczecin). While cruising off the north German coast, it was shot down by enemy fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and made an emergency landing on Juist Island. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Richard Denny,
P/O Basil Virgil Kirwin,
P/O George Chambers Brown,
Sgt J. E. Everson,
Sgt John William Massie.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1710LT on November 28 on an operation to Stettin (Szczecin). While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and ditched in The Wash, six miles north of King's Lynn. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O D. J. Dunn,
P/O P. Myers,
Sgt T. Gray,
Sgt A. E. Creswell,
Sgt F. Eddowes.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1730LT to bomb a synthetic oil plant in Ruhland. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Magdeburg. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert Ernest Hinton George,
P/O Robin Charles Mordaunt,
Sgt John William Knight,
Sgt Sydney Cawkwell,
Sgt James Wilkinson.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1850LT on November 17 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. While returning to base at night, it encountered severe electric storms and the w/t equipment was rendered unserviceable. Upon landing at RAF Usworth, the airplane went out of control and collided with a building used to store ammunition. Two crew members were injured and three others were unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Ellis Prior, pilot,
P/O R. Keeling, pilot,
Sgt J. Wilson, observer,
Sgt Julian Robert Wanbon, wireless operator,
Sgt Barnes, air gunner.

The aircraft left RAF Dishforth at 1850LT on November 17 on a bombing mission to Gelsenkirchen, Germany. On the return trip to England, the crew encountered bad weather conditions with stormy activity and lightnings. Concentrated static influenced several equipment that went unusable. After touchdown, the aircraft veered off runway and crashed in an ammunition store. All five crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (51st Squadron):
Sgt Alfred Ellis Prior, pilot,
P/O R. Keeling, pilot,
Sgt Wilson, observer,
Sgt Julian Robert Wanbon, wireless operator,
Sgt Barnes, air gunner.

The crew was returning to base following an operation to Merseburg. On final approach to RAF Dishforth, the crew encountered strong cross winds and lost control of the aircraft that went out of control and crashed short of runway. The copilot was killed while all four other occupants were injured.
Crew (51st Squadron):
P/O Norman Edward Sharp, pilot,
Sgt John Raymond Brown, copilot, †
Sgt Douglas Henry Crocker, observer,
Sgt A. Britain, wireless operator,
P/O S. Storey, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1906LT on October 1st for an attack on synthetic oil installations in the Holten district. At 0130LT, while returning to its base, the airplane went out of control and crashed in an open field located in Hummelo. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Neville Halsey Andrew, pilot,
P/O Harry Wright Morgan, pilot,
Sgt George Enos Matson, observer,
Sgt Philip Hall Richmond, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Roscoe, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth to bomb oil storage facilities in the area of Vlissingen. It was lost without trace, maybe after it crashed into the North Sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Clarence Sydney Robson,
Sgt Luke James Furze,
Sgt John Cresswell Greig,
Sgt Ronald Macaulay Heyworth,
Sgt James Kelly.